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Vaccines

Most medical authorities would have you believe that vaccines are required to ensure your child grows up healthily. But are they? Or, should every child have every vaccine that's on the market? Many think not. Here are a variety of resources to help you learn more about immunizations so that you can make an informed choice.

Recent Articles

Special Report: Vaccines
Mothering's Special Report on Vaccines showcases current and past Mothering articles and resources on the topic of vaccine safety and efficacy.
The New Health Journalism: Challenging the Status Quo
At this time in history, assuming that society will protect you can be a dangerous belief.
Monthly VAERS Reports
This page displays understandable monthly reports on event data on the flu and other vaccines from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Reports are provided by Steven Rubin, PhD.
Mothering Radio: Interview With Dr. Wakefield
Mothering Editor and Publisher Peggy O'Mara interviews Dr. Andrew Wakefield; coauthor of a 1998 study that suggested a link between Crohn's Disease and the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine in some children.
Vaccination Decisions for Parents
As a parent, it is your responsibility to make the most informed, responsible vaccination decisions.
Far-Off Adventures
Anticipating the unexpected can be a challenge for even the most seasoned traveler. Are vaccines really necessary when traveling abroad?
A Child's Severe Reaction to a Vaccine Alters Life
This is the lesson you don't get in the parenting books: Sometimes bad things happen from doing the right thing for your baby.
The author with her son, Will. Poison In Our Vaccines
Parents and researchers alike are becoming increasingly convinced that exposure to the vaccine preservative thimerosal can lead to autism.



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newborn meeting our non-vax kiddos posted by phytoangel, 01-20-2012 07:03:44 PM
Whooping cough - the whole truth? posted by Heavenly, 01-20-2012 11:08:50 AM
Anti-vax book that cites multiple CDC studies posted by Itsasecret, 01-19-2012 08:57:49 PM
Should Participation in Vaccine Clinical Trials be Mandated? posted by WuWei, 01-19-2012 03:56:50 PM
VAXED VS UNVAXED SURVEY!!! FILL IT OUT posted by emmy526, 01-19-2012 12:18:50 PM