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The Greater Good Movie

a documentary film about vaccines in America

What to consider before getting a Pertussis shot

March 1, 2013,

There has been much talk lately about pertussis (whopping cough) outbreaks given the tens of thousands of cases in recent years. Although we are told vaccines don't cause any of the neurological complications many parents report after vaccines and that the pertussis outbreaks are due low rates of … [Read more...]

What’s the scoop on the shingles vaccine?

January 21, 2013,

Recently we've received many questions about whether to get the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine. As always, the issue is not as black and white as some would have us believe, so here we discuss what you may not read in the mainstream about the shingles vaccine. The US Centers for Disease Control … [Read more...]

Defending the Indefensible – Injecting Mercury in Babies

January 14, 2013,

Currently being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO) is whether to ban the use of mercury in medicines and vaccines. Scientists have been testifying to WHO about the dangers of mercury so many of the member nations of WHO have called for a ban on medications containing mercury and that … [Read more...]

Flu shots during pregnancy – Are they really safe?

January 7, 2013,

For the past several years, women have been advised to get flu shots to protect their unborn baby. But has this practice been properly tested and does the data show that the practice is safe? A non-profit, the National Coalition of Organized Women (NCOW) has been sounding alarm bells about the … [Read more...]

Does vaccination overstimulate the immune system?

November 28, 2012,

Let's talk about nature. Nature has incredible ways of regulating itself. When any one species multiplies beyond the systems ability to sustain it, there is not enough food and the species in question begins to decline. But what happens when humans mess with this balance in nature? I spent some … [Read more...]

Breaking News: Gardasil Linked to Two Deaths – Full Study Out

October 24, 2012,

Death after quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccination: causal or coincidental? A couple of weeks ago we blogged about a new study examining the brain tissue of a girl who died after her second dose of the Gardasil vaccine. Yesterday, the entire study was published. It turns out that … [Read more...]

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Leslie Manookian

Leslie Manookian
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