December 5, 2003*               

A Not-So-Perfect Vaccine: The Diphtheria, Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis vaccine: An Investigation - by RFD columnist F. Edward Yazbak, MD, FAAP in the Online Vaccine Conference at www.redflagsdaily.com

Anger over vaccines festers (requires registration) - The Orlando Sentinel - "When Zack Johnson enlisted in the Navy in 1996, he planned to make it a career...That was before the Miami resident refused to take a mandatory anthrax vaccination -- a decision that left him court-martialed, jailed and booted out of the military without so much as a customary bus ticket home...Still, Mike Girard would trade places with him any day."

To learn about and/or order an excellent documentary, narrated by Michael Douglas,  on the military's anthrax vaccine program, click here.  "Direct Order tells the story of members of the military who were ordered against their will to receive the controversial anthrax vaccine. Years later, after all the disturbing facts about the vaccine have surfaced, the US military still intends to vaccinate all our troops."

Flu Vaccines Running Low In Wyoming  - AP via www.intelihealth.com

As the Flu Spreads Early and Quickly, Colorado Expands Its Vaccination Campaign - The New York Times (registration and/or subscription required)

Smart money is on flu shots - The Telegraph

Dire news has patients lining up for flu shots - S.C. has regional outbreak so far, with most cases in Richland, Charleston counties - www.thestate.com

Officials urge early vaccinations against flu - Potomac News via Manassas Journal Messenger
 

Flu And You - www.thestate.com

Flu shot makers say they are out of vaccine - AP via The San Diego Union-Tribune

As flu catches on, so do shots - The Wichita Eagle

Animal trials raise hopes of SARS vaccine - Reuters via ABC News

Human Trials in Sight for SARS Vaccine - Atlanta Journal-Constitution via www.immunizationinfo.org

326T kids in Cordillera up for measles vaccination - Sun Star, Philippines

Killer flu headed for valley - Times Herald-Record
 

Flu Hits First Coast - First Coast News

Aggressive Flu Strain Hits Early and Hard - Los Angeles Times via www.immunizationinfo.org
 

Researchers fake AIDS study data - The Washington Times

53rd Victim Dies Of West Nile - AP via http://news4colorado.com 
 

Study Reviews Discussion of Medical Errors at Hospital Conferences - UCSF Today - "Doctors participating in internal medicine hospital conferences designed to review adverse medical events do not often discuss related medical errors, according to a study led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC)."

Superbug crackdown to be launched - Action to tackle the high rate of infections picked up by patients in English hospitals is to be announced by ministers on Friday. - BBC

Knee Ligament in a Transplant Leads to Illness - The New York Times (registration and/or subscription required)

First Cases of Flu Confirmed in Mass. - Officials Wonder if It Is Same Strain That Killed Others - AP via ABC News

Pills Urged For People Near Nuke Plants  - AP via www.intelihealth.com

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