Vaccine News and Information
Parents who wish to learn more about vaccines and vaccine safety can depend on these sites for honest, thorough information.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a world-premier facility, hosts this comprehensive site, featuring Common Concerns About Vaccines, Are Vaccines Safe, and A Look at Each Vaccine. http://www.vaccine.chop.edu/
The Centers for Disease Control web site contains the most up-to-date recommendations and recent health news. This link leads to their site for parents looking for vaccine information. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/parents.htm
A non-profit group, the Immunization Action Coalition, hosts this user-friendly site. Their board of directors includes the biggest names in vaccine research, and their material on vaccine-preventable diseases and sections about vaccine safety concerns are comprehensive and easy to read. http://www.vaccineinformation.org/
For those interested in the history and personalities behind vaccine controversies, this very well-documented article reviews how one researcher’s flawed and misleading study led to the current MMR-autism scare. http://www.csicop.org/si/2007-06/novella.html
