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(The Center Square) – A ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Senate hearing to examine deaths and cognitive delays caused by vaccines revealed a shared belief between Democrats and Republicans that the pharmaceutical industry lacks adequate oversight. 

The Centers for Disease Control and PreventionÐÔÊӽ紫ý key vaccine panel has voted 5-1 to ban thimerosal, a harmless preservative used in a small portion of flu vaccines, in what critics say is a nod to vaccine skeptics who have fixated on the chemicalÐÔÊӽ紫ý use.  The move rescinds recommendations for flu vaccines containing thimerosal for children, […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reexamine current recommendations around childhood vaccination schedules and Hepatitis B immunizations, members of the CDCÐÔÊӽ紫ý Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices announced during a meeting in Atlanta Wednesday. The committee, which meets three times a year, does not typically garner much public interest. However, this meeting is the […]

(The Center Square) – A fifth case of measles occurred in Georgia, the state ÐÔÊӽ紫ý of Public Health said on Friday.