Vaccination NewsLetter: Top Stories - November 18 -24, 2002

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Vaccination NewsLetter: Top Stories - November 18 -24, 2002

HOMELAND SECURITY BILL AND RELATED TOPICS

McCain With Democrats on Homeland Bill Provisions http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/McCainWithDemos18.htm

An anti-social security process http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/AntiSocial20.htm

Lilly wins shield from autism suits - Protection may be temporary; lawmakers and White House must revisit issue next year. http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/LillyWins20.htm

Letter from Shamez Kanji to the Wall Street Journal http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/LetterKanji20.htm  (You must have a paid subscription to read the editorial, "Politicizing Vaccines ".  For a synopsis, click here)

Last-minute deal helped GOP win key vote http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/LastMinuteDeal19.htm

Facts and Fiction About Thimerosal in Vaccines - Congressman Burton http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/DearColleague19.htm

It's not too late to defend freedom http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/ItsNotTooLate21.htm

Vaccine lawsuits filed against Eli Lilly may go back to square one http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/VaccineLawsuits21.htm

Sen. Daschle, Rep. Pelosi Vow To Repeal Homeland Security Provision Shielding Drug Makers From Liability - Claims That Congress Can "Fix" The Problem Are Misleading http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/SenDaschle21.htm

Commentary: A Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Homeland Security Vax Indemnity? http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/BipartisanEffort22.htm

Homeland Security and Smallpox http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/HomelandSecurity22.htm

Who came to Eli Lilly's aid? No one's saying http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/WhoCameTo22.htm

Congress cheapens government http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/CongressCheapens23.htm (A must-read)

Bill shielding Lilly from suits catches Burton's ire http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/BillShielding23.htm

Letter from Congressman Burton to President Bush Calling for a White House Conference on Autism http://www.house.gov/reform/pdf/bush.02.11.21.pdf

Harkin Statement On Senate Consideration Of Homeland Security Legislation http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/HarkinStatement23.htm

Thompson addresses bioterror in S.D. stop http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ThompsonAddresses24.htm

Governors seek access to smallpox vaccine http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/GovernorsSeek24.htm

Patriotism has become the refuge of corporate scoundrels http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/PatriotismHas22.htm

(More Homeland Security related articles posted starting on 11/25/02)  http://www.vaccinationnews.com/HomelandSecurity.htm

More on Smallpox

Prudent to test smallpox vaccine in kids? http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/PrudentTest24.htm

More On Drug/Vaccine Manufacturers re: Homeland Security Bill

Drug Industry Seeks Ways to Capitalize on Election Success http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/DrugIndustry20.htm

Autism/mercury

U.S. aid urged in battling autism http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/USAidUrged20.htm

Vaccinations Contributing to Rise in Autism? (Connie Chung Tonight) http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/CNN20.htm

Epidemiological Autism Studies: Why parents of children with autism are so upset! http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/EpidemiologicaStudies12.htm

Parents Believe Vaccinations Containing Mercury Triggered Autism http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ParentsBelieve21.htm

Anthrax/anthrax vaccine

More CDC Dirty Work On The Anthrax Vaccine http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/november2002/MoreCDCDirty19.htm

MMR

Letter from Dr. Andrew Wakefield to the New England Journal of Medicine http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/LetterWakefield21.htm

Whooping cough/DPT vaccine

Whooping cough reported in eight Iowa counties http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/WhoopingCough22.htm

Spike In Whooping Cough Cases In King County http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/SpikeWhooping22.htm

Flu/flu vaccine

Flu shot left executive paralyzed http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/FluShotLeft18.htm

ACIP to delay considering universal pediatric flu vaccine recommendation http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ACIPToDelay18.htm

Wyeth Stops Making Influenza, Pneumonia Vaccines to Focus on New Immunization Technologies http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/WyethStopsMaking20.htm

Hepatitis B/hepatitis B vaccine

Report Criticizes French Hepatitis Vaccination Campaign http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ReportCriticizes23.htm

Alzheimer's disease/vaccine

Pet vaccines

Other vaccines

Vaccine proves effective against cervical cancer http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/VaccineProves21.htm

First Effective Herpes Vaccine http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/FirstEffective21.htm

Vaccines in general

Taking sides in the vaccine war http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/TakingSides24.htm

Adverse reactions

Reported adverse drug events in infants and children under 2 years of age http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ReportedAdverse22.htm

Pharmaceutical Industry

The pharmaceutical industry as an informant  http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/PharmaInformant19.htm

Madison Ave. Plays Growing Role in Drug Research http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/MadisonAve23.htm

Parental/health rights

Court Won't Force Child Into Chemo  http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/CourtWon'tForce19.htm

Meningitis bill would require proof of vaccination for students http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/MeningitisBill21.htm

Protest at natural medicines ban
http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/ProtestBan19.htm

Miscellaneous

Honey kills antibiotic-resistant bugs http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/HoneyKillsBugs19.htm

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