An analysis of data & databases available to the Canadian Public The Vaccine Safety Report is the third VCC report concerned with our Canadian surveillance systems for tracking suspected … [Read more...]
Pneumococcal Vaccine – Looking at the Bigger Picture
Adapted from the VRAN Newsletter Editorial, Fall 2000 Issue. Parents brace yourselves!! Another vaccine is about to be added to the infant and young child schedule a vaccine that is being … [Read more...]
The Perilous Haemophilus, or is it… Pneumonia
By Hilary Butler -- Immunization Awareness Society July 1996 CHILDREN SICKER AND LOTS MORE ATTENDING STARSHIP HOSPITAL So said the NZ Herald, 26 Dec 1995, pg 3 Sect 1. Well, what has this to do … [Read more...]
Pneumococcal Diseases and their Vaccine
(Updated, February, 2011) Pneumococcal diseases are associated with the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae (commonly known as “strep”, also referred to as “pneumococcus”). Pneumococcal diseases … [Read more...]