Concern over vaccine safety is one of the primary factors preventing parents from having their asthmatic children vaccinated for influenza, or flu, according to Michigan researchers. Parents who do not vaccinate their children are also less likely to view flu as a “trigger” for their child’s asthma, the researchers noted. The study will be presented […]
Vanderbilt investigators have found that childhood vaccinations do not harm children with a certain type of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) called urea cycle disorders. “Our study is one of the first to take a group that everyone would agree is going to be medically fragile and look at vaccines in this sub-group,” said Thomas […]
Concerns over vaccination seems to have permeated society, and parents have many questions about the safety of vaccines. One important question is whether vaccinations strain or weaken children’s immune systems and are therefore harmful to them. Roma Schmitz and her colleagues from the Robert Koch Institute investigated this research question in the current issue of […]
In the late 1990’s, a journal article was published in BMJ (British Medical Journal) that linked autism to childhood vaccination. This understandably created parental fear related to vaccinating their children. The article was eventually retracted because of irregularities in the study. Now CNN News reports that lead author Dr. Andrew Wakefield “misrepresented or altered the […]
Increasing the amount that physicians are reimbursed by Medicaid for administering influenza shots may raise vaccination rates among poor children. That is the conclusion of a study published online today in the journal Pediatrics. The study, conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), analyzes state-by-state vaccination data over […]
Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists at Harvard University report this week. In some cases, the spread of vaccine avoidance via social networks can make the difference between a minor, localized outbreak, and an epidemic four times as […]
Mass media coverage of flu-related topics such as vaccine shortages and delays appears to boost overall vaccination rates and prompt people to get their shots earlier in the flu season. A study published online today in the journal Health Service Research shows that, on average, national news reports involving the flu are estimated to increase annual […]
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