Childhood Vaccinations

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Australian Vaccination Network - Information and support for people who are concerned about the risks and benefits.

Dispelling Vaccination Myths - A concise summary of many of the issues surrounding vaccination, with a detailed analysis of the statistics and evidence.

Global Vaccine Awareness League - Non-profit organization dedicated to the education of parents and concerned citizens regarding vaccination.

How To Legally Avoid Unwanted Immunizations Of All Kinds - Explains the steps needed to obtain a waiver for vaccines.

Illinois Vaccine Awareness Coalition - Dedicated to educate people on vaccines' ingredients, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, studies, statistics, legality, and personal testimony for informed vaccine choice.

Immunisation Awareness Society (IAS) - Articles and information on vaccines and a list of adverse reactions.

Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Online version of National Academy of Sciences report (2001) evaluating whether the vaccine preservative thimerosal has contributed to the incidence of autism, ADHD, and related disorders.

The Informed Parent - Provides information for parents who are looking into the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations.

Issues in Immunization - A summary of current research on the safety and benefits of immunizations, including information about anti-immunization activists and common deceptions used on the web.

Justice Awareness and Basic Support (JABS) - Advice from the support group for vaccine damaged children.

Misconceptions about Immunization - Seven common misconceptions that anti-vaccine proponents use that can lead parents to question the wisdom of immunizing their children.

Missouri Citizens' Coalition for Freedom in Health Care - A grassroots organization dedicated to protecting Missouri rights to freedom in health care through informed and educated choices.

Moms Against Mercury - A nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness while educating the public of the dangerous use of Thimerosal, a mercury based preservative, used in vaccines and the flu shot.

National Vaccine Information Center - Attempts to educate parents about the risks of immunizing their children.

New Yorkers for Vaccination Information and Choice - Provides information about vaccine preventable diseases, laws, news, and support.

Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education - Information on vaccines, and the immunization policies and practices that affect the children and adults of Texas.

Refusal of Recommended Vaccines Letter - Compiled information which suggests parents may choose to consider not vaccinating their children.

Sensible Action For Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders (SafeMinds) - Non-profit organization founded to investigate and raise awareness of the risks to infants and children of exposure to mercury from medical products, including Thimerosal in vaccines.

Think Twice Global Vaccine Institute - A vaccine resource with immunization studies, personal stories, vaccine books, information on individual vaccines, articles, laws, options, and support groups.

Vaccination News - Your source for daily news, reporting all sides of the vaccination controversy.

Vaccinations: Making an Informed Decision - Offers theories suggesting vaccines may cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Includes a biblical case against vaccines, toxic ingredients, questions on what to ask your pediatrician, vaccine package inserts information, and adverse reactions.

Vaccine Awareness of North Florida, Inc. - Seeks to promote public awareness of the ethical and scientific issues concerning the vaccination controversy.

Vaccine Information - Anti-vaccine site alleging problems with vaccines. Includes articles, news reports and references.

Vaccine Information and Awareness - Empowers parents to question, challenge, investigate, research and become more informed and aware about vaccine risks and dangers that exist.

Vaccine Talk - Vaccine requirements and information for Canada and USA regarding thimerosal information, autism connection, and vaccine stories.

Vaccines: Research on the Risks for Children and Possible Neurological Consequences - Points out damage that could be done by vaccines.

VRAN: Vaccination Risk Awareness Network - A Canadian-based, non-profit educational society, founded by parents whose children have suffered vaccine reactions and injuries. Includes articles about specific vaccines and related issues.

West Virginians for Vaccination Exemption (WVVE) - Coalition of concerned citizens who believe informed consent is required for all vaccinations.

Parents still on the run over baby's vaccine - Australian news report of a couple who do not want their child immunized against Hepatitis B. (August 24, 2008)

1991 Memo Warned of Mercury in Shots - A memo from drug maker Merck and Co. warned of high levels of mercury in vaccines. (February 8, 2005)

Tell the Truth About Vaccines or Keep Away From my Children - A commentary by one mother challenging the questionable intentions of the profit-driven vaccine industry. (September 1, 2004)

Flu Vaccines for Children Still Contain Mercury - The CDC recommends flu vaccines for 6 to 23 month-old children, but the vaccines are not required to be mercury free. (May 22, 2004)

Anti-immunization scare: The inconvenient facts - A review and debunking of an anti-vaccine proponent, with information on the effects of reducing immunization rates of pertussis and measles and the false link between DTP and SIDS. (January 1, 1997)