Friday, August 13, 2004
How safe are vaccines?
Are multiple vaccines for children safe? The British government denied there were any problems associated with vaccines like MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), but now appear to be backtracking. But Melanie Phillips says that at the same time as admitting suggestions that MMR might have problems, Britain is pushing ahead with a new five-fold vaccine, without having answered the basic questions.
Are multiple vaccines for children safe? The British government denied there were any problems associated with vaccines like MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), but now appear to be backtracking. But Melanie Phillips says that at the same time as admitting suggestions that MMR might have problems, Britain is pushing ahead with a new five-fold vaccine, without having answered the basic questions.
