Vaccinations
“The Lancet” retracts Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s article

Based on the findings of Britain’s General Medical Council, the journal had no choice but to retract the twelve-year-old research and I agree with their retraction.

Deadly Immunity

By ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the [...]

Dr Jay’s letter to the editor of People® magazine

Editor@People.com Your article (“Desperate Measures” People, 9/27/04) mentions that the flu shot contains about the same amount of mercury as 2.5 ounces of [...]

KABC Radio, discussing Autism & Vaccine post-Wakefield

Discussion about vaccines with Peter Tilden, KABC Radio. Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s study officially debunked.

KPCC, Vaccinations and Public Health

Patt Morrison, David Ropeik, Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP — KPCC radio

Meningococcal Vaccine for College Students in Dormitories

Because the disease is so rare, there have never been clinical trials showing that it actually works.

MMR Vaccination, An Important Notice from February 2006

“I no longer give or recommend the MMR vaccine.  I think that the risks exceed the benefits.  Obviously, discuss this with your doctor [...]

Pertussis, Tylenol Recall and More

California declared a pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic this week. The California Department of Public Health reports 910 confirmed cases, including the death of [...]

Response to Dr. Rahul Prikh, L.A. Times 04/20/09

Dr. Jay’s responds to Dr. Rahul Parikh, 04/20/09

Shame on PBS Frontline, ” The Vaccine War”

PBS presented an unbalanced view of vaccines which cheated the viewers out of an opportunity for education and information.

Swine Flu, Other Viruses and High Anxiety

We’re a month into the school year and it’s the time of year when it seems our kids are spending more days sick than well.

Vaccination Schedule

I am very much opposed to the routine vaccination schedule in the U.S. There are too many vaccines given too early in a [...]

Vaccinations and School

Many states’ laws require that children receive the recommended immunizations prior to school entry or that parents sign a waiver.

Vaccinations Today

I am a pediatrician in private practice and am therefore consulted about one child at a time rather than about the effects of [...]

Vaccinations, An Overview Through Childhood

If I were to be invited to participate in a consultation about public health or global vaccine policy, I would readily state that [...]

Vaccinations: A Response to an LA Times Article

Dr. Jay’s response to L.A. Times 3/29/09 Article on Risks of not Vaccinating California Children

If I Had Known Then

The article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times 3/29/09 has generated a lot of discussion, and I was asked to respond. Unvaccinated children [...]

 
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