Senator John McCain’s recent comments providing support to the incorrect notion that childhood vaccines might be associated with autism are not just wrong, but completely irresponsible. Such pandering should be left to political issues and not to medical ones. The facts are these:
• Mercury (from the preservative thimerosal) was removed from all the routine pediatric vaccines in 2001 (the last remaining batches manufactured before that expired in 2003)
• Autism rates did not go down after that, in fact, they have gone up
So even if we were to postulate that there had been a causal association between mercury in vaccines and autism (which many studies have definitively refuted), it would not be relevant today. It’s a moot point. This is why his comments are irresponsible. Because they might scare off people from having their children immunized against a host of preventable illnesses, some of which have significant […]
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Senator John McCain’s recent comments providing support to the incorrect notion that childhood vaccines might be associated with autism are not just wrong, but completely irresponsible. Such pandering should be left to political issues and not to medical ones. The facts are these:
• Mercury (from the preservative thimerosal) was removed from all the routine pediatric vaccines in 2001 (the last remaining batches manufactured before that expired in 2003)
• Autism rates did not go down after that, in fact, they have gone up
So even if we were to postulate that there had been a causal association between mercury in vaccines and autism (which many studies have definitively refuted), it would not be relevant today. It’s a moot point. This is why his comments are irresponsible. Because they might scare off people from having their children immunized against a host of preventable illnesses, some of which have significant […]
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In a move that has already ignited a firestorm of criticism from doctors’ groups, ABC still plans to premiere its new legal drama “Eli Stone” tonight (January 31, 2008) in which a mother, whose child allegedly developed autism after receiving a mercury-containing vaccine, wins a $5.2 million dollar lawsuit against a fictional drug company. The show’s premise is based on a long-standing belief held by childhood immunization critics that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, formerly used in vaccines, is a primary cause of autism in children.
There are just two basic problems with this. First, countless medical studies have failed to show any link between vaccination and autism. But let’s say you don’t care about scientific studies or just don’t believe them. Well, the second, and more important fact, is that since 2001 no childhood vaccines have contained thimerosal or any other mercury-containing product! And autism rates […]
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In the last edition of Dr. Z’s Medical Report I told you that getting an annual flu vaccination is the single best thing you can do to protect yourself from the ravages of the influenza virus. But we all know that there are lots of other germs out there besides the flu. From the common cold to MRSA to food borne bugs, our world is literally crawling with microorganisms, many of which are just itching to hop a ride on your hands and from there to be placed, by you, directly into your eyes, ears, nose and/or mouth.
So while the flu vaccine’s a great idea, and something you can forget about once it’s done, hand hygiene is at least as important, if not more (in the bigger picture beyond influenza), and one that must be done over and over and over again. It would be difficult, if […]
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has designated the week after Thanksgiving, November 26 – December 2, as National Influenza Vaccination Week. This event is designed to highlight the importance of receiving yearly influenza (flu) vaccination, by encouraging greater use of flu vaccine through the months of November, December and beyond. Tuesday, November 27, was specifically designated Children’s Flu Vaccination Day, to focus on vaccinating high-risk children.
While many people typically associate the “flu season” with the fall, the fact is that influenza cases usually peak in January or later. This means that if you haven’t received the vaccine yet, it’s not only not too late, but it’s exactly the right time for you to do so. And getting vaccinated against the flu is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself and those around you from getting influenza this winter (aside, perhaps, from […]
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