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Vaccine Safety |
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"Study Fails to Show a Connection Between
Thimerosal and Autism" Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, May 16, 2003 www.aap.org/profed/thimaut-may03.htm |
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"The Power of 'Box A'" Author: Offit PA Source: Expert Rev. Vaccines, 2003, Vol. 2(1):89-91 www.future-drugs.com or http://www.immunize.org/safety/boxa.pdf | |
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"Anti-Immunisation Scare: The Inconvenient
Facts" Source: The Skeptic Journal, Australian Skeptics, Inc. www.skeptics.com.au/journal/anti-immune.htm | |
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"Providers' Guide: Helping Parents Who Question
Vaccines" Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/parents-question-vacc-hcp.htm | |
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"Six Common Misconceptions about Vaccination and How to Respond to Them" Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/6mishome.htm | |
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"Diabetes and Vaccines" Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Diabetes/default.htm | |
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"Vaccines and Autism Theory" Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/autism | |
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"Hepatitis B and the Vaccine: Q & A" Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/hepb/q&a.htm | |
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"Vaccine Safety" Source: National Vaccine Program Office www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/vacsafe.htm | |
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"Some of the People Who Stand Behind
Vaccinations" Source: National Vaccine Program Office www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/people.htm | |
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"Vaccines are Safe and Effective: Evidence
Confirms No Link Between Autism and Vaccines" Source: American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org/advocacy/washing/aprvaccine.htm | |
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"Understanding Vaccine Safety:
Immunization Remains Our Best Defense Against Deadly Disease" Source: FDA Consumer magazine July-August 2001 www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/401_vacc.html | |
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"Vaccine Myths" Source: Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know (chapter 16, revised edition), by Paul A. Offit, MD, and Louis M. Bell, MD www.immunize.org/catg.d/4038myth.htm | |
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"Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations" Source: Seattle and King County Public Health Department www.metrokc.gov/health/immunization/childimmunity.htm | |
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"Reference Guide on Vaccines and Vaccine
Safety" Source: National Partnership for Immunization www.partnersforimmunization.org/guidebook.html | |
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"Communicating with Patients about
Immunization" (a kit for providers) Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/healthProfessionals/resourceKit.cfm | |
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"Are Vaccines Safe?" Source: Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia www.vaccine.chop.edu/glance.shtml#question3 | |
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"Common Concerns about Vaccines" Source: Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia www.vaccine.chop.edu/concerns.shtml | |
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"Common Questions about Vaccine Safety" Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/4_VAC_S.pdf | |
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"Common Questions about Adverse Events that
Follow Vaccination" Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/4_ADV.pdf | |
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"Common Questions about Vaccine Ingredients" Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/4_VAC_I.pdf | |
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"Common Questions about Vaccine Research and
Development" Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/4_VAC_RD.pdf | |
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"Common Questions about Vaccine Recommendation
Policies" Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/4_REC.pdf | |
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"Common Questions about the Immune System and
Vaccines" Source: National Network for Immunization Information www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/4_IMM_SYS.pdf | |
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"10 Tips on Evaluating Immunization Information
on the Internet" Source: National Vaccine Program Office www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/tips.htm | |
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"Reliable Sources of Immunization Information:
Where to go to find answers!" (handout for patients) Source: Immunization Action Coalition www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4012.htm | |
| Journal articles |
"An Ounce of Prevention: Communicating
the Benefits and Risks of Vaccines to Parents" Includes: "Truths About Vaccines" by Gary S. Marshall, MD; "Myths Regarding Immunization" by Jay M. Lieberman, MD; "Communication in the Physician's Office" by Sharon G. Humiston, MD. MPH; and "Matching Communication Styles with Parents Personalities" by Stephen R. Barone, MD. Source: Infectious Diseases in Children, January 2003 www.idinchildren.com/monograph/0301/splash.asp |
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"Anti-Vaccinationists Past and Present" Authors: Wolfe RM, Sharp LK Source: British Medical Journal, August 24, 2002, Vol. 325:430-2 Click here for article |
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"Content and Design Attributes of
Antivaccination Web Sites" Authors: Wolfe RM, Sharp LK, Lipsky MS Source: JAMA, June 26, 2002. Vol. 287(24):3245-8 http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n24/abs/jbr20117.html |
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"Vaccines and Autism" Author: Offit, PA Source: Needle Tips, Summer 2002, Vol. 12(1):6-8 www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2065.htm |
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"Addressing Parents' Concerns: Do
Multiple Vaccines Overwhelm or Weaken the Infant's Immune System?" Authors: Offit PA, Quarles J, Gerber MA, et al. Source: Pediatrics, January 2002, Vol. 109(1):124-9 www.pediatrics.org/cgi/reprint/109/1/124.pdf |
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"When Parents Resist Immunizations" Authors: Dias M, Marcuse EK Source: Contemporary Pediatrics, July 2000 www.immunizationinfo.org/PDFs/6_ARTICLE.pdf |
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| Video |
"Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fear" (a 27
minute video for parents) Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Ordering information at: www.vaccine.chop.edu/order_parents.shtml |
| Books |
"Vaccinating Your Child: Questions and Answers
for the Concerned Parent" By Sharon Humiston, MD, MP, and Cynthia Good Peachtree Publishers, 2000 |
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"Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know" By Paul Offit, MD, and Louis Bell, MD IDG Books, 1999 |
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| Websites |
Immunization Safety Review Committee www.iom.edu/imsafety |
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Overview of Vaccine Safety www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe |
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Institute for Vaccine Safety Source: Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins University www.vaccinesafety.edu |
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IAC's Vaccine Information for the Public www.vaccineinformation.org |
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Vaccine Education Center at the
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia www.vaccine.chop.edu |
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National Network for Immunization
Information www.immunizationinfo.org |
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The Pathology Guy www.pathguy.com/antiimmu.htm |
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"Issues in Immunization" Includes section on "fear mongers" Source: Lon Morgan, DC, DABCO www.geocities.com/issues_in_immunization |
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For more articles about vaccines and specific safety issues such as autism and diabetes, please click here to visit IAC's Vaccine Safety web page. |
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