Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the News
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Date Source Topic Title
5/6/08 Measles Seattle
Post-Intelligencer		 Op-ed: Measles: Prompt Warnings
5/6/08 Associated Press Pandemic Influenza Health Experts Say World Still Faces Substantial Threat of Flu Pandemic
5/6/08 USA Today Development Experimental Meningitis Vaccine Shows Promise
5/5/08 Iowa City
Press-Citizen		 Importance Op-ed: Vaccines Help Keep Children Healthy
by Christopher Atchison, director of the University Hygienic Laboratory and associate dean for Public Health Practice and University of Iowa College of Public Health
5/5/08 Washington Post Anthrax Rockville Biotech Buys Rival's Anthrax Vaccine
5/5/08 Reuters Autism Study Links Child's Autism, Parents' Mental Illness
5/5/08 Salon.com Autism McCain, Obama, Clinton Push Dangerous Vaccine-Autism Myth
5/5/08 Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette		 Safety Preemies at No Extra Risk When Immunized
5/5/08 Chicago Sun-Times HPV Most Moms Balk at HPV Vaccine for Young Girls: Study
5/4/08 Atlanta
Journal-Constitution		 Influenza Active Children Dead Within Days
5/4/08 Austin
American-Statesman		 Autism Charting a Different Course on Autism
5/3/08 Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel		 Importance Vaccines: We're All in This Together
5/2/08 Washington Post Measles CDC Cites Largest U.S. Resurgence of Measles Since 2001
5/1/08 Tri-City Herald
(Washington)		 Measles Three Children in Grant County Family Have Measles
4/30/08 Associated Press FDA Inspections FDA Warns Merck to Fix Vaccine Plant Problems
4/29/08 Los Angeles Times Importance Op-ed: We Must Vaccinate Kids
4/29/08 New York Times Schedule
Compliance		 Quarter Of Kids Don't Meet Vaccine Schedule
4/27/08 Iowa City
Press-Citizen		 Autism Op-ed: Knowing the Facts about Autism
by Lea Davis, a PhD candidate in Genetics at the University of Iowa
4/25/08 Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel		 Importance Op-ed: Public Health Should Come First
4/24/08 Star-Telegram (TX) Meningitis Student Diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis
4/22/08 BBC News (UK) Meningitis Meningitis C Deaths Cut to Zero
4/22/08 Washington Post Autism Op-ed: What the Autism Studies Show Isn't Reflected in What the Candidates Say
4/22/08 Tucson Citizen (AZ) Measles Op-ed: Not Getting Measles Shots is a Choice Hard to Justify
4/22/08 Associated Press Polio Polio Cases Double in Nigeria
4/22/08 Daily Mirror (UK) Measles Why Measles Has Hit Record Levels
4/21/08 Winston Salem
Journal (NC)		 Importance Op-ed: Vaccine Study
4/20/08 Roanoke Times Autism Op-ed: Don't Blame Vaccines for Autism
4/20/08 New York Post Importance Op-ed: Foul Shots
4/18/08 Wall Street Journal Pandemic Influenza Op-ed: Recipe for a Pandemic
4/17/08 Influenza HealthDay Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years
4/17/08 Asheville
Citizen-Times (NC)		 Polio Our Stories: My Life Shows Why Polio Vaccination Is So Crucial
4/17/08 Slate.com Concerns Podcast: Kids and Vaccines: Opting Out?
Pediatrician Dr. Sydney Spiesel talks with Emily Bazelon about fears surrounding immunization and the dangers of not getting vaccinated
4/17/08 Star Tribune Influenza CDC: Flu Season Worst in 3 Years; Vaccine Didn't Work Well
4/17/08 Daily Cardinal (WI) Importance Op-ed: Wisconsin Takes a Step Back in Time
4/17/08 Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel		 Measles/Mumps Parents Flock for Vaccines
4/17/08 LATimes Health Blog Measles/Autism Measles or Autism? Not a Choice
4/16/08 Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel		 Importance Op-ed: Immunization Gaps
4/15/08 Washington Post Poling Case Letter: Vaccines: The Debate Continues
4/15/08 Sacramento Bee Measles Measles Outbreak in Israel Triggers Traveler Cautions
4/14/08 Washington
Independent		 NVAC Meeting Op-ed: Government Aims to Appease Vaccine Critics
by Washington-based journalist Arthur Allen
4/14/08 Associated Press Measles 100 Get Measles Vaccine Amid Outbreak
4/12/08 Associated Press NVAC Meeting Government Seeks Help With Vaccine Questions
4/11/08 Journal Times (WI) Measles Op-ed: Ignore the Fear, Get the Vaccines
4/12/08 Omaha World-Herald Importance Avoiding Vaccines Imperils Kids, Doctor Says
4/11/08 New York Times NVAC Meeting Public Forum to Address Safety Issues on Vaccines
4/11/08 Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel		 Measles Measles Outbreak Brewing, City Health Officials Say
4/11/08 Arizona Daily Star Measles Measles Case: 500 May Be at Risk
4/10/08 Economist Autism Not More, Just Different
4/10/08 New York Times Mumps Mumps Outbreak Prompts Questions
4/9/08 The Telegraph
(Nashua)		 Sykes vs.
Bayer lawsuit		 What a Web of Actional Links We Can Weave
by columnist Dave Brooks
4/9/08 New York Sun Measles Measles Warning Issued for Overseas Trips
4/9/08 News Tribune (WA) Measles Sea-Tac Airport Exposed to Measles Virus
4/8/08 Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel		 Measles Measles Confirmed in Toddler
4/7/08 Dallas Morning News Poling Case Op-ed: Autism and Vaccines--A Careless Ruling
by Paul A. Offit, MD, chief of the infectious diseases division of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
4/7/08 Associated Press Measles Measles Advisory Issued by Long Island County Health Agency
4/7/08 Canadian Press Measles Toronto Health Agency Investigating Outbreak of Four Measles Cases
4/5/08 Toronto Globe Measles Measles Carrier May Still Be at Large
4/4/08 ProMED Mail Measles Measles Outbreak in Austria
4/2/08 The Denver Post Poling Case Op-ed: Decision May Undermine Years of Vaccine Progress
4/2/08 Associated Press Autism High Rate of Autism Signs Found in Children Born Extremely Prematurely, Researchers Find
4/1/08 American Medical
News		 Vaccine Court Vaccine Court's Ruling Adds to Confusion over Autism Link
4/1/08 Arizona Daily Star Measles Measles Hits 9 in county; Spread Leads to Concern
4/1/08 New York Times Polio Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio
3/31/08 New York Times Vaccine Court Op-ed: Inoculated Against Facts
by Paul A. Offit, chief of the infectious diseases division of the Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
3/31/08 HealthDay News Vaccine
Development		 Researchers Successfully Test Ebola Vaccines
3/30/08 Florida Today Importance Experts Say Don't Go Commando on Vaccines
3/30/08 Denver Post Vaccine Court Op-ed: Fear over Vaccines and Autism
by Ned Calonge, MD, chief state medical officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
3/28/08 All Africa Measles Measles Claims 165 Children in Katsina
3/27/08 Independent (UK) Wakefield/MMR MMR: Moment of Truth for Man Behind the Scare
3/27/08 The Times Online
(UK)		 Influenza TV Researcher 'Brought Fatal Flu to Amazon Tribe'
3/26/08 Atlanta Journal
Constitution		 Importance Op-ed: Vaccines' Benefits Outweigh Dangers
by Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3/26/08 Washington Post Development AIDS Vaccine Testing at Crossroads
3/25/08 The Atlantic Monthly Autism Correlation, Causation, Vaccination
3/25/08 Exemptions Fort Wayne Journal
Gazette  (IN)		 Immunization Roulette
3/25/08 Las Vegas
Eyewitness News		 Hepatitis Angered Patients Vent to Lawmakers Over Hepatitis Scare
3/21/08 The Santa Barbara
Independent		 Rabies 16-Year-Old Dies of Rabies in Santa Maria; Public Health Officials Trying to Track Down Traveling Companion
3/20/08 Star Tribune (MN) Influenza 'Influenza-Like Illness' Kills 2 in Same Minnesota Family
3/18/08 Telegram &
Gazette (MA)		 Influenza Girl, 12, Dies After Getting Flu
3/18/08 Argus Leader (SD) Importance Op-ed: Vaccines Have Saved Lives
3/15/08 Washington Post Measles Officials Seek People Possibly Exposed to Girl With Measles
3/14/08 Ottawa Citizen Mumps Large Outbreak of Mumps Blamed on Failure to Immunize
3/14/08 StarTribune (MN) Influenza Girl is 2nd Child to Die of Flu in State This Winter
3/14/08 San Francisco
Chronicle		 Influenza Op-ed: Flu Vaccinations for Children Help Protect Us All
3/13/08 Salon.com Autism Suit What the Poling Autism Case Means
by Rahul Parikh, MD
3/13/08 Indianapolis Star Importance Op-ed: All Children Should Get Vaccines
3/13/08 Reuters MMR/Varicella CDC Clarifies Preference on Childhood Vaccines
3/13/08 Post-Bulletin (MN) Influenza Op-ed: Step Right Up, Kids--Get Your Flu Shots
3/13/08 Reuters Influenza Hong Kong to Shut Schools to Contain Flu Outbreak
3/13/08 Boston Herald Polio In Belgium, Refusing Polio Vaccine for Children Can Mean Parents Serve Jail Time
by Associated Press writer Maria Cheng
3/12/08 Washington Post Importance Op-ed: Keep Vaccinating
3/11/08 Reuters News Measles Health Workers Try to Halt Iraq Measles Outbreak
3/11/08 Carlisle Sentinel (PA) Vaccine Settlement Vaccine Settlement No Slam-Dunk for Autism Advocates
3/11/08 New York Times Autism Suit Op-ed: A Puzzling Autism Case
3/11/08 New York Times Meningitis Uganda: Vaccine Program Vanquishes a Dangerous Type of Childhood Meningitis
3/10/08 BCLocalNews.com
(British Columbia)		 Mumps Health Officials Hope to Quell Mumps Outbreak
3/10/08 Rocky Mountain News Autism Op-ed: No Link to Autism
3/10/08 Star Tribune (MN) Influenza How to Get Flu Vaccine to Children En Masse
3/9/08 New York Times Influenza Op-ed: A Prescription for Flu Shots
3/7/08 StarTribune (MN) Autism Suit AP Analysis: Vaccine Settlement No Slam-Dunk for Autism Advocates; Girl not 'Typical Autistic'
by The Associated Press
3/7/08 National Public
Radio		 Autism Suit Case Stokes Debate About Autism, Vaccines
3/7/08 St. Louis
Post-Dispatch		 HPV Mo. Senate Passes Bill Promoting HPV Vaccines
3/6/08 Arizona Republic Autism McCain 'Missteps' on Autism
3/5/08 Seattle Times Malaria You Can Get Paid to Catch Malaria
3/5/08 CIDRAP News Influenza Flu Immunizations for Children Will Pose Big Challenge
3/4/08 IRIN Meningitis Africa: Low Cost Meningitis Vaccine Developed
3/3/08 Bloomberg MMR Merck Vaccine Cleared of Causing Canada Allergies
3/3/08 South Florida
Sun-Sentinel		 Influenza Op-ed: Conspiracy or Not, Flu Vaccine Makes Sense
3/3/08 Mercury News (CA) Hepatitis B Nevada Officials Don't Have Addresses for 1,400 At-Risk Patients
3/2/08 New York Times Exemptions More Families Are Shunning Inoculations
3/08 National Meningitis
Association		 Meningitis US News Coverage and Articles
2/29/08 StarTribune Influenza Minneapolis Girl's Flu Death Happened Within Hours
2/29/08 South Florida
Sun-Sentinel		 Smallpox CDC to Destroy Oldest Smallpox Vaccine
by The Associated Press
2/27/08 StarTribune.com Influenza CDC Panel Recommends Virtually All Children Get Annual Flu Shots
by The Associated Press
2/27/08 National Post
(Canada)		 Hepatitis B Baby of Hepatitis B Mother Must Be Vaccinated, Judge Rules
2/26/08 Tucson Citizen (AZ) Measles Health Officials: 1,700 Potentially Exposed to Measles at Hospital
2/24/08 Newsday Influenza Experts: Flu is Nothing for Kids to Sniff at
2/24/08 New York Times HPV Vaccinating Boys for Girls’ Sake?
2/23/08 Boston Globe Financing State's Vaccine Supply Rationed
2/23/08 The Associated
Press		 Hepatitis A Hoping to Avoid the Hepatitis A-List
2/22/08 BBC News Measles Measles Cases Jump to Record high
2/22/08 New York Times Hepatitis A City Offering Hepatitis Vaccinations for Patrons at Restaurant Where Bartender Was Infected
2/21/08 USA Today Influenza Next Year's Flu Vaccine May Get Total Overhaul
2/21/08 Wall Street Journal Rotavirus FDA Panel Backs Glaxo's Rotarix
2/20/08 Oregonian State laws Get Vaccines Updated to Keep Kids in School
2/20/08 Salt Lake Tribune Influenza Pneumonia, Flu Kill Hearly 500 in Utah
2/20/08 Associated Press Measles Measles Kills 10 in Western China
2/19/08 Forbes.com Autism Suit Wyeth Says it Wins Autism Case
2/19/08 Honolulu Advertiser Measles Measles a Worry after Kalihi Party
2/18/08 U.S. News
and World Report		 Influenza Still Time (and Good Reason) to Get a Flu Shot
2/18/08 USA Today Shingles/Pertussis Shingles, Adult Whooping Cough Vaccines Underused
2/18/08 Washington Post Yellow Fever Paraguay Confirms 7 Yellow Fever Deaths
by The Associated Press
2/17/08 The New York Times Media coverage Op-ed: The Doctors Are In. The Jury Is Out.
by public editor Clark Hoyt
2/16/08 San Diego
Union-Tribune		 Measles Measles Cases Now Total 11; Health Officials Await Results for 12th child
2/16/08 WHBQ Fox13 Influenza Health Officials Say Two Teens Died from Flu Complications; Flu Widespread in 44 States, Including Tennessee
2/14/08 New York Times Yellow fever Paraguay: Thousands Demand Vaccines
by The Associated Press
2/13/08 Yahoo News Meningitis Hundreds Dead in Burkina Meningitis Epidemic: Ministry
Yahoo News
2/13/08 NBC San Diego Measles Baby Becomes Sixth Measles Case: Officials Say Non-Vaccinated Kids Must Stay Home From School
2/12/08 Wichita Eagle (KS) Varicella
(chickenpox)		 Chicken Pox Outbreak Spurs Call for Vaccinations
2/12/08 San Diego
Union-Tribune		 Measles Measles Outbreak May Have Expanded; Six More Children Could Have the Disease
2/12/08 Great Falls
Tribune (MT)		 Autism Op-ed: Immunization Link to Autism Refuted Again
2/12/08 Washington Post Thimerosal Quick Study: Silver fillings don't seem to cause neurological harm
2/9/08 Philadelphia Inquirer Autism/Thimerosal Op-ed: Vaccinations and Autism
2/8/08 Times-News (NC) Misinformation
in the media		 Op-ed: ABC Threw the Wrong Stone
2/7/08 New York Sun Misinformation
in the media		 Op-ed: Sanctimony of 'Eli Stone'
by Michael Fumento
2/7/08 USA Today Yellow fever Paraguay seeks global help with yellow fever outbreak
by The Associated Press
2/6/08 Associated Press Influenza NY Health Officials Urge Flu Shots for Kids
2/6/08 The Times (UK) MMR Time to Lay this MMR Vaccine Voodoo to Rest
by staff writer Anjana Ahuja
2/6/08 Deseret Morning
News (UT)		 Autism Op-ed: Redirect Autism Research
2/5/08 Reuters MMR MMR Vaccine Not Seen Causing Autism
by Michael Kahn
2/5/08 San Diego
Union-Tribune		 Measles 3 Children Diagnosed with Measles; Health officials stress importance of vaccinations
by staff writer Cheryl Clark
2/5/08 The Guardian (UK) MMR How a Crisis in Confidence in MMR Led to the Return of a Disease Doctors Hoped Was a Thing of the Past
by staff writer Sarah Bosely
2/4/08 Forbes.com MMR Another Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism
by HealthDay News
2/4/08 Seattle
Post-Intelligencer		 Influenza Flu Shots Urged for Children Already in Hospital
by staff writer Cherie Black
2/2/08 New York Times Misinformation
in the media		 Op-ed: Eli Stone’s Overleap of Faith
2/1/08 Associated Press HPV HPV Causing More Oral Cancer in Men
2/08 Infectious
Disease News		 Influenza Heritable Disposition May Affect Influenza Mortality Risk: Risk for influenza death higher among patients who had a close or distant relative who died from influenza.
by IDN Correspondent Dave Levitan
1/31/08 Boston Globe Misinformation
in the media		 Op-ed Perpetrating the Autism Myth
by Dr. Benjamin A. Kruskal, director of infection control and Dr. Carole Allen, director of pediatrics, both at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
1/31/08 Los Angeles Times Thimerosal Study Shows Vaccine-Autism Link Unlikely
1/30/08 Healthday News Thimerosal Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly
1/30/08 Access Hollywood Misinformation
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