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how vaccines protect children

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Deadly Immunity
www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/7395411/deadly_immunity/
Robert Kennedy Jr. writes a damning article on the dangers of mercury (Thimerosal) being given to young children in a large number of vaccines and how government agencies and drug companies have been covering it up.

Health Protection Agency
www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/vaccination/websites.htm
Has a useful list of vaccination-related websites.

Immunisation – Great Ormond Street
www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/immunisation/
Website designed to provide information that will help parents make the right decision about whether or not to vaccinate their child. It includes a facility for asking questions, a recent news section and useful links to other websites.

MMR Vaccination and Autism
www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/Extraforbando/MMRextra.pdf
Article reviewing evidence that reveals no link between MMR and autism in children.

MMR Vaccine – Bowel problems and autism
www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/immunisation/mmr_autism.html
Discusses the controversy over the safety of the MMR vaccine.

National Health Service
www.immunisation.org.uk
The NHS's immunisation information website.

National Health Service – MMR
www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk
National Health Service site specifically dedicated to information about MMR.

Pneumococcal Disease
www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/pneumococcal/default.htm
Has up-to-date information on this disease plus epidemiological data.

Vaccine Truth
www.vaccinetruth.org/cover_page.htm
In-depth website with information on the toxins that lurk in vaccines and why parents should be aware of the potential harm they may cause, The site has links to research results and medical articles.

Voices of Safety International
www.voicesofsafety.com
Based on a concept of humanistic capitalism, which puts the safety and health needs of people and the environment ahead of the arrogant, 'profit-only' motivation of capitalism. There are some excellent articles and research findings on health issues like the immunisation of babies and children and the associated risks.

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MMR and Autism: What parents need to know by Michael Fitzpatrick (Routledge, 2004)
Fitzpatrick is a GP and the parent of an autistic child. He believes the anti-MMR campaign is misguided and explains why in a way that will reassure parents considering vaccination and also relieve the anxieties of parents with autistic children.
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Vaccines, Autism and Childhood Disorders: Crucial data that could save your child's life by Neil Z. Miller (New Atlantean Press, 2003)
Many parents believe that childhood vaccines, especially MMR, play a part in the onset of autism which inevitably health authorities and drug companies deny. This book chronicles Congressional efforts in the United States to expose the truth of a medical cover up, summarises vaccine studies on both sides of the debate, and provides parents with crucial data to make informed decisions.
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Vaccines: What you should know by Paul A Offit M.D. and Louis Bell M.D. (John Wiley, 2003)
Written by the Chief of Infectious Diseases and the Chief of General Paediatrics respectively, at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. They provide straight facts about vaccines plus expanded information on vaccine safety including a discussion of vaccines and autism, mercury in vaccines, and the ability of children to tolerate numerous vaccines at once.
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations by Once considered a godsend, today we may be over-vaccinating our children. Every year some children suffer consequences as a result of vaccinations; one school of thought believes that the MMR vaccine may be related to the rapid rise in autism (up 300% in the past 10 years). While most doctors continue to routinely recommend vaccinations, parents have good reason to be concerned about rare but potentially associated consequences.
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