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| Immunization Action Coalition |
| Contact: Deborah L. Wexler, MD, Executive Director |
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| Immunization Action Coalition |
| October 12, 2009 |
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| Letter of appreciation to Dr. Nancy Snyderman, MSNBC's Chief Medical Editor, who appeared on The Today Show to discuss the recent pertussis outbreak in California and the dangers of vaccine exemptors and how they put others around them at risk of disease outbreak as well. |
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| July 29,
2010 |
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| To Dr. Snyderman and producers of The Today Show: |
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| On behalf of the entire staff of the Immunization Action
Coalition, a nonprofit creator of educational materials about
immunization for healthcare providers and their patients, I'd like
to thank you for your vigorous advocacy of the power of
vaccination to save lives, most recently in your appearance on
yesterday's Today Show discussing the current pertussis spike
concentrated in California. |
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| The urgency you feel is palpable. We applaud your forthright and
fearless condemnation of the false beliefs that lead people to
reject vaccination. We wish that all medical correspondents
discussed immunization issues with such clarity. It was
particularly helpful that you mentioned pertussis vaccination is
not just for children, but that adults also need booster doses to
protect the infants and immune-compromised individuals around
them. |
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| No parent who saw your segment
yesterday could fail to appreciate that vaccines are vital and
that vaccine refusal is a life -threatening violation of the
social compact. While we struggle to communicate this message
effectively, you accomplished it with panache. Again, thank you
for informing the public so powerfully about the deadly threat of
pertussis. |
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| With appreciation, |
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Lisa H. Randall, JD, MPH
Associate Executive Director |
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| This page was updated
on August 9, 2010 |
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