The cutter incident, 50 years later

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Cutter's vaccine, developed in 1955, was one of the worst pharmaceutical disasters in U.S. history as it had caused a polio epidemic, paralyzing 113 people in the children's families or communities. The Cutter incident resulted in the first coordinated response to a medical emergency and creation of a better system of regulating vaccines but the incident's final ironic legacy might lie in a court ruling that has greatly reduced the willingness of pharmaceutical companies to make lifesaving vaccines.

Complications and side effects, History, Development and progression, Poliomyelitis

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Thimerosal and vaccines - a cautionary tale

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The FDA scienctists examined safety regulations and guidelines to determine whether the amount of mercury (due to use of thimerosal preservative) in vaccines are safe and could cause autism in children. The controversy over thimerosal, environmental mercury (methylmercury and ethylmercury) should stand as a cuationary tale for not to communicate theoretical risk to the public.

United Kingdom, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government domestic functions, Government regulation, Drugs, Legal/Government Regulation, Health aspects, Usage, Laws, regulations and rules, Biological products industry, Composition, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Mercury compounds

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The meningococcal vaccine -- public policy and individual choices

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Doctors may want to advise parents of the availability of a vaccine against meningococcal infection, which can be fatal in some children. However, this infection is not that common and it would not be cost-effective to vaccinate all children. The CDC does not recommend universal meningococcal vaccination, and most health insurance companies would not pay for it.

Medical policy, Meningococcal vaccines

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