Vaccination NewsLetter: Top Stories - November 11 -17, 2002

HOMELAND SECURITY BILL AND RELATED TOPICS

Homeland HiJinks and White House Whitewash: The Bush Administration Is Not Only Protecting The Vaccine Manufacturers But Also The FDA By Sneaking In Fine Print Into The Homeland Bill - http://www.redflagsweekly.com/extra/2002_nov16.html

Lawmakers and Activists Call Thimerosal Liability Shield Rider in Homeland Security Bill Unfair and Irresponsible - And Press For Its Defeat - http://www.safeminds.org/mpp/mpp.html

Homeland Bill Rider Aids Drugmakers - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/HomelandBillRider15.htm

Letter from the mother of a vaccine-damaged child to Senator Lott - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/LetterLott16.htm

Doctors: Bill allows forced vaccinations - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/DoctorsBill16.htm

(For more Homeland Security related articles start with Pre-Senate vote) -  http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/HomelandSecurity15.htm

More on Smallpox

Smallpox vaccine has ugly risks - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/SmallVaxUgly11.htm

Next Step in Smallpox Effort: Drug for Vaccine Side Effects - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/NextStep12.htm

Smallpox study on kids raises a host of questions - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/SmallpoxStudy12.htm

Vanderbilt, 2 other universities test strength of smallpox vaccine - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/Vanderbilt12.htm

30-Year-Old Smallpox Vaccinations May be Useless - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/30YearOld14.htm

Smallpox study says small-scale vaccinations work best - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/SmallpoxStudy15.htm

Ministers criticised over failure to test smallpox vaccine - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/MinistersCriticised15.htm

Smallpox vaccine passes initial safety tests - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/SmallVaxPasses15.htm

Autism/mercury

Are Environmental Agents Behind The Autism Epidemic? - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/AreEnvironmentalAgents17.htm

How Mercury Causes Brain Neuron Degeneration - http://commons.ucalgary.ca/mercury/

Minister, it’s time to put a figure on the autism epidemic - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/MinisterItsTime12.htm

Epidemiological Autism Studies: Why parents of children with autism are so upset! - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/EpidemiologicaStudies12.htm

Study will explore digestive ills of autistic children - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/StudyWillExplore15.htm

Anthrax/anthrax vaccine

Airmen vaccinated against anthrax - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/AirmenVaxed15.htm

Vaccine Blamed For Flier Flight - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/VaccineBlamed17.htm

MMR

CAN's Position "Shocking and Disappointing" - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/CANsPostion13.htm

MMR vaccine is not linked with autism, says Danish study - http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7373/1134/a?etoc

Autism Expert: Time Quote "MMR Doesn't Cause Autism" Misrepresents Him, Issues - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/AutismExpert16.htm

Scandals: Why We Won't Take No* For An Answer  (*No relationship between MMR and autism) - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/Scandals/Nov_15_02/Scandal42.htm

An evaluation of the adverse reaction potential of three measles-mumps-rubella combination vaccines. - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/EvaluationAdverse17.htm

Flu/flu vaccine

Develop Your Own Flu Vaccine - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/DevelopYourOwn13.htm

Flu vaccination linked to muscle-wasting disease - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/FluVaxLinked17.htm

Hepatitis B/hepatitis B vaccine

Hep-B vaccine drive a farce, claims PEEM - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/HepBVaxFarce12.htm

"Report Criticized French Hepatitis B Vaccination Campaign"  - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ReportCriticized15.htm

Alzheimer's disease/vaccine

Alzheimer's treatment makes mice brains bleed - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/AlzheimersTreat15.htm

Pet vaccines

Over-Vaccination Alert: Protect Your Pet From Your Vet? - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/Overvaccination16.htm

Miscellaneous

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FROM MEDICAL ERRORS: An Increasingly Serious Public Health Problem - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/MedicalErrors14.htm

One in five Swiss children left unvaccinated - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/OneInFive11.htm

Citizens Group and Health Choice Advocates File Amicus Brief in Boon/McCarthy Appeal - http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/CitizensGroup12.htm