Vaccines in the News
Vaccines in the News
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine May Halve Risk for Stillbirth
March 31, 2016
Pregnant women in Western Australia who received seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine had less than half of the risk for stillbirth than unvaccinated pregnant women, according to results of a population-based retrospective cohort study published online March 30 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. [+] more
Measles Reported In One Of California’s Most Unvaccinated Counties
March 29, 2016
Only 43 percent of the school’s kindergarteners have all required vaccines. [+] more
What We Know About Autism: Separating the Science From the Scandal
March 29, 2016
Shortly after pulling a controversial documentary linking autism and common childhood vaccinations from the Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro issued a statement explaining that festival organizers and members of the scientific community “do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for.” Instead, his decision has sparked a conversation that has recirculated discredited theories, leaving even the most informed among us feeling slightly confused. [+] more
Higher rates of breastfeeding, vaccination use cut ear infection in babies
March 28, 2016
In what would be considered good news for many parents a new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston finds the rates of ear infections during a baby's first year have declined; the investigators suggested that higher rates of breastfeeding, use of vaccinations and lower rates of smoking may be the major contributors. [+] more
