TWiV 387: Quaxxed
On episode #387 of the science show This Week in Virology, Nina Martin joins the TWiV team to talk about the movie Vaxxed, her bout with dengue fever, and the latest research on Zika virus.
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Source: virology blog - May 1, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology Andrew Wakefield antibody antibody dependent enhancement autism brain organoids measles microcephaly MMR mumps New World monkey reservoir rubella vaccine Vaxxed viral virus viruses zika virus Source Type: blogs
Big Pharma, Harvard, and the Recent Mumps Outbreak
Conclusion
The mumps outbreak at Harvard medical school among vaccinated students is not shocking news. Informed readers know that vaccines do not provide safe, effective, lasting immunity against diseases. Merck’s own employees have accused their colleagues of falsifying data to promote their vaccine as a highly effective method of preventing the spread of mumps, a claim that is untrue.
Meanwhile, Harvard and other institutions who receive funding from vaccine makers claim a disease is highly contagious, rather than blaming a vaccine that doesn’t work.
References:
http://www.naturalnews.com/053829_Harvard_mumps_o...
Source: vactruth.com - April 30, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Missy Fluegge Tags: Logical Missy Fluegge Top Stories Harvard mumps outbreak MMR vaccine truth about vaccines Source Type: blogs
Why the Documentary Vaxxed is so Controversial and Important to Support
Recently Dr. Andrew Wakefield directed the documentary Vaxxed to educate the public about autism in general, and more specifically to address the coverup of the 2004 research connecting the MMR vaccine to autism. Gastroenterologist Wakefield has become a champion for the autism community, which stands behind Wakefield’s dedication and work to help the growing numbers of children suffering from autism. Dr. Wakefield’s work has focused on alleviating the gastrointestinal distress often accompanying patients of autism. [1]
The movie Vaxxed is controversial because the coverup of the MMR vaccine connection to autism has fa...
Source: vactruth.com - April 27, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Recent Articles Top Stories Dr. Andrew Wakefield Dr. William Thompson Robert DeNiro Tribeca Film Festival truth about vaccines Vaxxed Source Type: blogs
Comments about Comments about “Vaxxed”
Dr. Ian Lipkin, an epidemiologist at Columbia University, writes in the Wall Street Journal this week that “Anti-Vaccination Lunacy Won’t Stop” (article freely available at the link). He is upset about the movie “Vaxxed,” which presses the claim that autism is caused by the vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). He is pleased that Robert De Niro dropped the film from the Tribeca Film... // Read More » (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - April 7, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Jon Holmlund Tags: Health Care bioethics Health Care Practice syndicated Source Type: blogs
The Gardasil Vaccine Disaster and Why You Must Investigate This Vaccine Yourself
The HPV vaccine has proven to be a disaster. This vaccine, developed to protect young women from cervical cancer, has failed to provide protection. In fact, it has succeeded in doing the opposite by increasing cervical cancer rates in those vaccinated.
Reports of health damage caused by this vaccine are immense. The HPV vaccination has been linked with life-threatening autoimmune disorders, cancer, paralysis, infertility and death. In fact, several countries have opposed the vaccine, as evidenced through public warning or lawsuits.
A lead researcher of the vaccine has advised parents not to use it. One independent group of...
Source: vactruth.com - March 24, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Recent Articles American Medical Association (AMA) autoimmune disorders blood clots brain inflammation Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Cervarix disabling fatigue eizures facial paralysis gardasil Guil Source Type: blogs
What You Need to Know to Protect Your Daughter from the Gardasil Vaccine Disaster
The HPV vaccine has proven to be a disaster. This vaccine, developed to protect young women from cervical cancer, has failed to provide protection. In fact, it has succeeded in doing the opposite by increasing cervical cancer rates in those vaccinated.
Reports of health damage caused by this vaccine are immense. The HPV vaccination has been linked with life-threatening autoimmune disorders, cancer, paralysis, infertility and death. In fact, several countries have opposed the vaccine, as evidenced through public warning or lawsuits.
A lead researcher of the vaccine has advised parents not to use it. One independent group of...
Source: vactruth.com - March 24, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Recent Articles American Medical Association (AMA) autoimmune disorders blood clots brain inflammation Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Cervarix disabling fatigue eizures facial paralysis gardasil Guil Source Type: blogs
DATA SIMPLIFICATION: Substandard Standards
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing on topics related to my latest book, Data Simplification: Taming Information With Open Source Tools (release date March 23, 2016). I hope I can convince you that this is a book worth reading. Blog readers can use the discount code: COMP315 for a 30% discount, at checkout."The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from." -Andrew S. Tanenbaum Data standards are the false gods of informatics. They promise miracles, but they can't deliver. The biggest drawback of standards is that they change all the time. If you take the time to read some of the computer li...
Source: Specified Life - March 8, 2016 Category: Information Technology Tags: complexity computer science data analysis data repurposing data simplification data wrangling information science simplifying data specifications standards taming data Source Type: blogs
You Decide: The Risks and Benefits of the MMR Vaccination
Most of us weigh the risks and benefits of medical procedures prior to obtaining them. We sign an informed consent form with an understanding of the potential harm versus the perceived benefits.
In the case of vaccinations, the great majority of parents obtain vaccinations for their children, influenced by the “sales pitch” and “scare tactics” used by physicians. We are assured that the vaccination is safe and will protect us and our children from the various targeted deadly diseases. If we blindly trust our doctors, as I once had, we readily agree.
It is important that we think critically before agreeing to any va...
Source: vactruth.com - February 18, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Top Stories autism Centers for Disease Control (CDC) MMR vaccine vaccine injury Source Type: blogs
Rubella virus and birth defects
Amidst the fear surrounding Zika virus, remember that there are over 100,000 children born each year with birth defects caused by infection with rubella virus.
The virus
Rubella virus is a member of the Togaviridae family, which also includes chikungunya virus. The genome is a 9.7 kilobase, positive strand RNA enclosed in a capsid and surrounded by a membrane (illustrated; image from ViralZone).
Transmission
Humans are the only natural host and reservoir of rubella virus. The virus is transmitted from human to human by respiratory aerosols. Upon entry into the upper respiratory tract, the virus replicates in the ...
Source: virology blog - February 17, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information birth defects congenital rubella syndrome microcephaly mmr vaccine placenta viral virus viruses Zika zika virus Source Type: blogs
Why Your Culture Does Not Matter To Me
BY UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
I am a student in a health care profession. I see many different people every day that come to seek treatment at my school. Most patients are local to our area, but many come to our school’s clinic from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds. Our curriculum has recently been updated in accordance with the board of accreditation that our state mandates for professional schools. This curriculum includes a course entitled ‘Cultural Awareness.’ The goals of the course, as stated by the syllabus and our professor, is to:
Emphasize, illustrate and analyze how patient’s background, culture...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: THCB Source Type: blogs
Indiana Baby Dies in His Sleep Days After Receiving 6 Vaccine Doses
Conclusion
When other families were celebrating Halloween festivities, Michael’s parents were attending his funeral. He was buried on October 30, 2015.
If you've never learned about vaccine reactions before, this may be a lot of information to take in, but it is crucial to know. Our hearts go out to these children and their families. Please research what is in any vaccine you plan to allow yourself or your child to receive.
Spend the time learning what you will do if your child suffers a vaccine injury. Spend time getting a copy of your child’s medical records and viewing the vaccines your child has already recei...
Source: vactruth.com - November 6, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Augustina Ursino Tags: Top Stories Augustina Ursino Human MMR vaccine VAERS Vaccine Death adverse reactions truth about vaccines Michael Whitesell Source Type: blogs
5 Year Old New Jersey Girl Died from the MMR Vaccine, Holly’s Law Created
Conclusion
We leave you with words from Robin:
“My family and I hope that Holly’s story will make a difference and help you realize that you must be aware of the risks of vaccinations, just as you make yourself aware of the risks of any medical procedure.
We hope to make change, and one very important improvement must be that the pediatricians acknowledge that there are vaccine reactions, that moderate to serious and even fatal vaccine reactions do exist and occur at least 100 times more than is reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
We are still very disappointed and disgusted with the actio...
Source: vactruth.com - September 24, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Augustina Ursino Tags: Top Stories Augustina Ursino Human MMR vaccine VAERS Vaccine Death National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) adverse reactions truth about vaccines Holly's Law Robin Stavola Holly Marie Stavola Source Type: blogs
How Aggressive are Your Student’s College Vaccination Policies?
Conclusion
College campuses vary in regards to their vaccine policies. The meningitis vaccine is the most commonly required vaccination for all incoming freshmen, based on the recommendations of the CDC. Several other vaccinations are required and recommended, with much variation by individual colleges. Most universities provide a religious exemption for students, but some do not. It is worthwhile to investigate what your university vaccine policies are, in addition to the exemptions that exist for colleges in which your student has an interest.
Learn More to Make Your Own Informed Vaccination Choices
For additional re...
Source: vactruth.com - September 3, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Top Stories Top Picks Michelle Goldstein Logical Meningitis Mandatory Vaccination U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meningococcal disease Vaccine Exemption Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) University of Was Source Type: blogs
