The Statement below was made by Heather Fraser on April 12, 2017 to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly considering the amendment to the Ontario Immunization of School Pupils Act in … [Read more...]
History of the Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib) vaccine in Canada
The first Hib vaccine was introduced in Canada in 1987 for two year old children. The initial polysaccharide Hib vaccine was not effective in infants. A 1988 study in Pediatrics stated, “it was known … [Read more...]
Anaphylaxis After Chickenpox Vaccine
By Rebecca T, Australia June, 2016 When my eldest daughter was 18 months old I dutifully had her receive her 18 month vaccination (Varilrix the GSK brand of chickenpox vaccine given in … [Read more...]
Evidence that Food Proteins in Vaccines Cause the Development of Food Allergies
and Its Implications for Vaccine Policy Journal of Developing Drugs 2015, 4:4 Vinu Arumugham Abstract Nobel Laureate Charles Richet demonstrated over a hundred years ago that injecting a … [Read more...]
Ending the Peanut Allergy Epidemic
By Heather Fraser In 1995, my one-year-old son Woody reacted violently with anaphylaxis to a taste of peanut butter. In hindsight, he was part of the “first wave” of an epidemic of life-threatening … [Read more...]
