Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Vaccines again under fire
A week or so ago, I highlighted an article by Melanie Phillips on the problems surrounding the MMR vaccine in England. Now the new meningoccocal vaccine recently released in New Zealand is under fire.
In a comprehensive article, Jon Eisen says the vccine maker (the Chiron company) admits the vaccine may not work, and could in fact be dangerous. Eisen works his way through the fine print (it always pays to read the fine print) on the leaflet that is packed with the vaccine, and finds a lot to be worried about.
A week or so ago, I highlighted an article by Melanie Phillips on the problems surrounding the MMR vaccine in England. Now the new meningoccocal vaccine recently released in New Zealand is under fire.
In a comprehensive article, Jon Eisen says the vccine maker (the Chiron company) admits the vaccine may not work, and could in fact be dangerous. Eisen works his way through the fine print (it always pays to read the fine print) on the leaflet that is packed with the vaccine, and finds a lot to be worried about.
