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Vaccine-related issues - Incentives/promotion

March 1-7, 2004

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February 23-29, 2004

►March 2004 - You Should Worry About Vaccine Safety - Coastal Post Online - "But industry has the trump card. Marin County receives enough monies from the vaccination program that its officials wish only to 'Hear No Evil.'..Eventually the tide must turn. But at what cost? Across how many more coffins containing infant and toddler bodies must the shadow of vaccination fall?"

February 16-22, 2004

►February 16, 2004 - Parents must get more information to counter immunization fears - press release - Health Behavior News Service via Center for the Advancement of Health - "Parents’ concerns about side effects and dangers of immunizations must be countered by clear communication about the true risks and benefits, said a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...'Parents of one child opting out of immunization may be a rational decision on one level, but if many opt out, risks grow both for their unvaccinated children and also for those who have been immunized,' said CDC scientist Deborah Gust, Ph.D. Much of the value of immunization comes from vaccinating large numbers of people so a disease won’t spread even if a population is exposed to it."

Comment: For another perspective on so-called "herd immunity" go to Scandals: Is the theory of "herd immunity" flawed?

February 9-15, 2004

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January 26 - February 8, 2004 (2 weeks combined due to illness)

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January 19-25, 2004

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January 12-18, 2004

►January 12, 2004 - Parents' anger over MMR threat to GPs - Leeds Today - "Doctors used to receive bonuses for achieving targets on vaccinating children with the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab...But now, a new policy set down by the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI), states that GPs will LOSE money if they fail to convince enough parents to have the inoculation."

January 5-11, 2004

►January 10, 2004 - $24,000 lost for CCISD - Non-immunized pupils cost district - Corpus Christi Caller-Times - "Corpus Christi Independent School District lost $24,000 in state funding Thursday because some 800 students were not allowed to attend classes after they failed to meet the deadline for state immunization regulations, Superintendent Jesus H. Chavez said... On an average day, the district has 95 percent attendance and loses $60,000 in state funds, Chavez said. The $24,000 was in addition to the normal funding loss, for a total $84,000 funding loss on Thursday."

Comment:  If you ever wonder why districts push so hard....

►January 7, 2004 - Rhode Island receives funding for child immunization program - www.abc6.com

 

Comment:  What will be expected from the state in exchange for having received this funding?

►January 4, 2004 - A Novel Way to Boost Childhood Immunizations: Use Baby Pictures - Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center via www.newswise.com

December 29, 2003 - January 4, 2004

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