National Vaccine Information Center

Infectious Diseases & Vaccines

The annual seasonal flu shot's effectiveness continues to be debated. Discover more about the troubling findings published by the Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal in February 2013 at the National Vaccine Information Center's March 2013 blog post.

Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine Raises More Red Flags

  • By Patrice La Vigne
  • Published March 26, 2013
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Are vaccine exemptions to blame for the 159 cases of measles in the US? NVIC's Barbara Loe Fisher reveals the facts behind the numbers and what they really mean.

Measles Reports in America: What Does It Mean?

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published September 19, 2013
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NVIC's Barbara Loe Fisher reveals facts on HPV and public criticism of Katie Couric for allowing vaccine injury stories to be aired on "Katie".

Gardasil Vaccine, Katie Couric and Cyber-Lynching

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published January 14, 2014
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Why, after more than a half-century of pertussis vaccination, has pertussis vaccine failed to produce the herd immunity promised by public health officials? Learn more by reading NVIC's latest referenced commentary.

Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines As Experts Argue About Why

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published March 27, 2016
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How many times has someone told you: “The year I got a flu shot is the only year I got sick” or maybe you learned that the hard way yourself after getting vaccinated. This year the CDC admits flu shots are only effective half the time, as doctors lobby for more of them.

CDC Admits Flu Shots Fail Half the Time

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published April 26, 2016
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Public health officials admit that influenza vaccines fail to prevent influenza more than half the time. Continue reading to learn more common misconceptions about influenza and the influenza vaccine.

Getting A Flu Shot: No Guarantee It Will Work

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published February 21, 2017
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Gardasil y la Mala Publicidad Contra Katie Couric

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published January 01, 2014
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No contraindications. No medical exemptions. Not for children who are sick at the time of vaccination or have suffered high pitched screaming, collapse, convulsions and brain injury within hours, not for children who almost died after vaccination. If this can be done with pertussis vaccine, it can be done with every future vaccine that Pharma is creating and governments will recommend and mandate.

The Pertussis Vaccine Blame Game

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published September 12, 2018
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What Is Going On With Measles? The Science and Politics of Eradicating Measles

  • By Barbara Loe Fisher
  • Published May 25, 2019
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