Vaccines in the News
Vaccines in the News
New vaccine guide aims for better pneumonia protection
February 1, 2011
Vaccination recommended in updated schedule protects against more than 90 percent of pneumococcal infections [+] more
Dr. Paul Offit on The Colbert Report
February 1, 2011
The author and infectious disease expert discusses his latest book, "Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All" and the vaccination debate in America. [+] more
Risking Deadly Diseases
February 1, 2011
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is a needling question for many parents [+] more
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism - Interview with Vaccine Expert Dr. Paul Offit
January 31, 2011
Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit is the author of the new book Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All
. We talked with Dr. Offit about realities of vaccine-preventable diseases, the importance of herd immunity, just how contagious measles really are, why you shouldn't have chickenpox parties, why neither he nor Jenny McCarthy are autism experts, why it is unethical to run studies featuring vaccinated versus unvaccinated children, and just how extensively the autism-vaccine hypothesis has been debunked. [+] more
. We talked with Dr. Offit about realities of vaccine-preventable diseases, the importance of herd immunity, just how contagious measles really are, why you shouldn't have chickenpox parties, why neither he nor Jenny McCarthy are autism experts, why it is unethical to run studies featuring vaccinated versus unvaccinated children, and just how extensively the autism-vaccine hypothesis has been debunked. [+] more
