Vaccines are everywhere hugely successful but are also under attack. The reason for the
latter is the perception by some people that vaccines are unsafe. However that may be …

Background. Thrombocytopenia occasionally follows immunization of children, especially
after administration of measles-containing vaccines. The purpose of this study was to …

Objective To determine whether vaccinations aggravate the course of autoimmune diseases
such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and whether the immune response to vaccinations …

Introduction: To assure the highest safety of immunization programs, detect adverse events
following immunization (AEFIs), eliminate concerns, and reduce the risk of low vaccination …

This article evaluates the epidemiological evidence for a relationship between vaccination
and neurological disease, specifically multiple sclerosis, Guillain–Barré syndrome and …

This case–control study investigated immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) risk following
live, inactivated, and simultaneous vaccination, with a focus on infants aged< 2 years. We …

ContextIn August 1998, the US Food and Drug Administration licensed the first vaccine
against rotavirus, the most important cause of severe childhood diarrhea. Fourteen months …

For patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), concerns exist about
increased disease activity after vaccination. We aimed to assess changes in disease activity …

The assessment of rare adverse events following vaccination may not be possible within a
single country due to an insufficiently large denominator population. In 2008 a European …

Vaccination programmes are of vital importance to public health and are present in virtually
every country in the world. By promoting an understanding of the diverse effects of …