“Don’t give children flu jab” says chief medical officer

Australia’s chief medical officer Jim Bishop today said health professionals should immediately stop immunising children under five years old with the flu vaccine.  Professor Bishop is concerned about a spike in the number of West Australian youngsters experiencing fever and convulsions after getting the shot: “Don’t give children flu jab: chief medical officer“  Syndey Morning [...]

4 Girls Die – India Suspends Cervical Cancer Vaccine

India has suspended the HPV cervical cancer vaccine programme after 4 girls died in India amid allegations of exploitation of participants and violation of ethical guidelines during the earlier “clinical trials” of the vaccine according to a front page story in India’s newspaper, The Hindu and widely reported in other media: Centre halts HPV vaccine [...]