Tag: "vaccines"

Quest Topic in the News: The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Quest Topic in the News: The Autism-Vaccine Connection

February was a big month in the debate about the possible role of vaccines in causing autism, a subject we covered in last year's TV story, Autism: Searching for Causes and several blog posts. The claim-–that there might be a link between the immunizations children receive and the onset of autism–-has recently taken some hard hits.

 
Rachel Zurer

Post on Mar 04, 2009 by

Producer's Notes: Autism: Searching for Causes

Producer's Notes: Autism: Searching for Causes

It's challenging to report on an illness such as autism, which scientists and doctors are only beginning to understand (the disease was described in the 1940s) and over which there is so much debate. There is even disagreement around the question of whether or not there has been a real increase in the number of children being diagnosed with autism in California.

 
Gabriela Quirós

Post on Aug 19, 2008 by

You're as likely to be struck by lightning as to have a severe reaction to a vaccine.

Vaccines: One Small Risk for a Child, One Giant Benefit for Mankind

You're as likely to be struck by lightningas to have a severe reaction to a vaccine. I was reading an article in Time last week about parents not vaccinating their children. The story was about how this phenomenon is becoming more widespread. These kinds of stories are weird to me because vaccines are pretty safe. [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Jun 06, 2008 by