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Serious Side Effects From Chickenpox Vaccine

Today’s headlines on MSNBC Health read, “FDA deems chickenpox shot safe” and Yahoo’s Health News headlines read “Serious side effects of chickenpox vaccine rare.” Safe with rare serious side effects? What is a serious side effect? Rashes and fevers as a result of the shot? Odd genetic mutations resulting in coarse monkey hairs growing out

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Polio Vaccines, HIV, and the Press

The news feeds began Monday evening, September 11th, 2000. By Tuesday in the U.S., it was front page headline news. “HIV’s link to Polio Vaccine Doubted” read the front page headlines of USA Today. It was on T.V., in the paper, and on the internet. On the internet, the reports were pushed heavily via Yahoo!,

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Serious Side Effects From Chickenpox Vaccine

Today’s headlines on MSNBC Health read, “FDA deems chickenpox shot safe” and Yahoo’s Health News headlines read “Serious side effects of chickenpox vaccine rare.” Safe with rare serious side effects? What is a serious side effect? Rashes and fevers as a result of the shot? Odd genetic mutations resulting in coarse monkey hairs growing out

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Polio Vaccines, HIV, and the Press

The news feeds began Monday evening, September 11th, 2000. By Tuesday in the U.S., it was front page headline news. “HIV’s link to Polio Vaccine Doubted” read the front page headlines of USA Today. It was on T.V., in the paper, and on the internet. On the internet, the reports were pushed heavily via Yahoo!,

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