Vaccines

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What's Behind the Fear of Vaccines?

Within medicine, few technologies have had more impact than vaccines. Each year they prevent more than 3 million childhood deaths worldwide from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and measles, to name a few. Vaccines, such as those for HPV and Hepatitis B, have extended those preventative benefits for young and mature adults. And now a new generation of vaccines, ones that harness a body’s immune system to treat disease rather than prevent it, are moving through clinical trials and into the marketplace.

Yet for all their existing benefits and future potential, vaccines are still bedeviled by problems of perception and adoption. Patients can be suspicious of vaccines or confused by them,…

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 What's Behind the Fear of Vaccines?

Yet for all their existing benefits and future potential, vaccines are still bedeviled by problems of perception and adoption. Patients can be suspicious of vaccines or confused by them, or they can fall into complacency, believing that certain diseases are no longer a threat.

Vaccine Confidence Project

The purpose of the project is to monitor public confidence in immunisation programmes by building an information surveillance system for early detection of public concerns around vaccines; by applying a diagnostic tool to data collected to determine the risk level of public concerns in terms of their potential to disrupt vaccine programmes; and, finally, to provide analysis and guidance for early response and engagement with the public to ensure sustained confidence in vaccines and immunisation.

Vaccine Knowledge Project

The Vaccine Knowledge Project aims to be a source of independent information about vaccines and infectious diseases. We provide clear information on complex topics and back it up with references to high-quality, reliable research.

ImmYounity

The introduction of vaccination programs has led to dramatic decreases in disease, disability, and death from many infectious diseases.Reference2 This means that many of the diseases that vaccines help prevent are rarely seen.

Institute for Vaccine Safety

Our mission is to provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public and the media about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines. The institute’s goal is to work toward preventing disease using the safest vaccines possible.

International Vaccine Institute

The International Vaccine Institute is founded on the belief that health in developing countries can be dramatically improved by the development, introduction and use of new and improved vaccines.

National Vaccine Information Center

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is dedicated to the prevention of vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and to defending the informed consent ethic in medicine. As an independent clearinghouse for information on diseases and vaccines, NVIC does not advocate for or against the use of vaccines. We support the availability of all preventive health care options, including vaccines, and the right of consumers to make educated, voluntary health care choices.

National Vaccine Program

This site provides pertinent information about childhood, adolescent, and adult immunizations. You will find publications and reports on vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine safety, vaccine coverage, immunization laws, and immunization registries.

The Vaccine Page

The Vaccine Page provides access to up-to-the-minute news about vaccines and an annotated database of vaccine resources on the Internet.

Think Twice

The Global Vaccine Institute...Uncensored information on how vaccines affect our children.

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.

Vaccine Resource Library

PATH's Vaccine Resource Library offers a wide variety of high-quality, scientifically accurate documents and links on vaccine-preventable diseases and topics in immunization.

Vaccine Safety Website

This site is dedicated to the promotion of safer immunization practices through the application of scientific principles to vaccine research.

VaccineInformation.org

This website is brought to you by the Immunization Action Coalition, a national leader in immunization education. For parents and people of all ages, it provides timely, accurate, and proven information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. Vaccines save lives!

Vaccines.gov

Vaccines.gov is the federal gateway to information on vaccines and immunization for infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. Vaccines.gov provides resources from federal agencies for the general public and their communities about vaccines across the lifespan.

Vactruth.com

Your child. Your choice.

Voices for Vaccines

Voices for Vaccines is a parent-led organization that supports and advocates for on-time vaccination and the reduction of vaccine-preventable disease. Although the majority of parents choose to immunize their children against disease, most of us do not speak out about our decisions because it seems to us common sense.

DNAVaccine.com

The DNA Vaccine Web was launched in 1995 by Robert Whalen, one of the “DNA vaccine pioneers.” The DVW eventually became DNAvaccine.com and has always been a central resource to the fields of DNA vaccinology and non-viral gene transfer. DNAvaccine.com has helped to teach people about nucleic acid vaccines, find funding opportunities, define collaborative networks, launch new companies, and much more.

HIV Vaccine Trials Network

The HIV Vaccine Trials Network is an international collaboration of scientists and educators searching for an effective and safe HIV vaccine.

Immunization Action Coalition

The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for healthcare professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. The Coalition also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, healthcare organizations, and government health agencies.

FDA

Extensive section on vaccines.

ScienceDaily

Your source for the latest research news on vaccines.

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