Autism and Vaccines in the News
Vaccine-related news stories of interest to parents of children with autism, from the Parenting Special Needs blog and news sources around the Web. For the latest news, go to the Today's News folder.
Seth Mnookin on Championing Smart, Compassionate Vaccine Information
An interview on The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. (1/3/12)
Anti-Vax Groups Harming the Herd
About.com's guide to pediatrics writes about the risk to babies and children susceptible to infection. (12/29/11)
More Parents are Passing on Childhood Immunizations
About.com's guide to ENT reports on the increasing number of unvaccinated schoolchildren and looks at some of the reasons parents make that choice. (12/8/11)
Bachmann Creates Stir After Linking Vaccines, Disability
Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann's comments about Gardasil have drawn criticism from disability advocates and the American Academy of Pediatrics. (9/14/11)
Why a Twin Study Shouldn't Rock the Autism World
About.com's guide to autism looks at a study showing fraternal twins share autism more frequently than identical twins. (7/9/2011)
Autism Now on PBS NewsHour
About.com's guide to Pediatrics previews a series of reports by Robert MacNeil, who looks at the impact of autism on his grandson and his family. (4/17/11)
Supreme Court Says No To Parents Suing Vaccine Makers
From Disability Scoop: "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that drug makers cannot be sued over side effects from vaccines, a decision that could have implications for those who believe there is a link between vaccines and autism." (2/23/11)
New Whooping Cough Vaccine Rules for School
From About.com Pediatrics: "California school vaccination laws were recently updated and will now require students who are going into 7th through 12th grade (for the 2011-12 school year) to get a Tdap vaccine to protect them against tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (whooping cough)." (2/14/11)
Wakefield's Study Just One Element in Autism-Vaccine Worries
About.com's guide to autism considers other factors that cause parents to be concerned about vaccines as a cause of autism. (1/13/11)
Autism and Vaccines News 2010
News stories on autism and vaccines from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2010.