the vaccine war

related resources

Information on How Vaccination Works:

• How Do Vaccines Work?
  The American Academy of Pediatrics provides a brief overview of how vaccination protects the body from disease.

Information About Specific Diseases:

• Vaccines and Preventable Diseases
  The Centers for Disease Control list descriptions of diseases for which there are vaccines, including their causes, symptoms and transmission.
• Vaccine-preventable Diseases
  The Immunization Action Coalition provides informative Q&A sheets about specific diseases, with videos, photos, case histories and vaccine information. (Immunization Action Coalition is an organization that advocates vaccination.)

Questions About Vaccination:

• Frequently Asked Questions
  The National Vaccine Information Center gives information about vaccine reactions and other concerns. (NVIC is a consumer organization founded by Barbara Loe Fisher, interviewed in the video.)
• Do I Vaccinate?
  Generation Rescue presents issues to consider before vaccinating your child. (Generation Rescue’s website describes itself as “Jenny McCarthy’s Autism Organization.”)
• Concerns About Vaccines
  The Immunization Action Coalition addresses common questions about vaccines answered by doctors Paul Offit (from video) and Louis Bell in their book, Vaccines: What You Should Know.