Chittaranjan Andrade, T. Sathyanarayana Rao. The MMR vaccine and autism: Sensation, refutation, retraction, and fraud. Gale Cengage Learning. 2011.
This goes into detail explaining Dr. Wakefield and his bias experiment about the MMR vaccine being a major factor in autism. They tell us how Wakefield's published article affected many parents and caused them to stop vaccinating their children. This will help me lead to the raise in public fear and also tie vaccinations to autism.
Crowcroft, Natasha S., et al. An assessment of mumps vaccine effectiveness by dose during an outbreak in Canada. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. General OneFile. 14 June 2011.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of vaccines during a MMR outbreak in Canada. It gives the percentage of effectiveness based on the number of doses of a vaccine. This helps support my point of vaccines being effective in preventing illnesses.
Diagnosing Autism. Issues and Controversies On File [serial online]. 30 October 2009.
This article introduces different organizations that are undergoing research trying to find an explanation and cure for Autism. It also explains what autism is and the social and developmental effects that the disease has on people with the condition. I will use this to explain what autism and how it influences the type of child they are.
Drennan, Vari. Herd Immunity. Primary Health Care. p13. General OneFile. November 2011.
Drennan explains the importance of having 95% of the population vaccinated in order for the disease to be completely wiped out. Vaccines are also hard to come across in some areas of the world, so he offers a way to immunize at home so that 95% can be reached. This will be used in my paper to connect the dangers that were presented to entire communities when parents listened to Wakefield's case study.
GP. Clinical: Journals Watch - BCG vaccine and exercise. Lancet. General OneFile. 25 November 2011.
In this article, we are reminded that not all vaccines effectively protect against the bacteria they were designed to protect against. But then it does show us statistics proving that those who are vaccinated have a decreased chance of becoming infected. This will be used to mention that not all vaccines are completely effective like some say and like we all expect.
How Vaccines Work. Issues and Controversies On File [serial online]. 09 February 2007.
This article explains how vaccines interact with the body and how the body builds up immunity to the bacteria in a specific vaccination. It also tells us what are in different types of vaccines. This will be used to introduce the function of vaccines and what the intentions of them are.
Risk Factors Associated with Major Vaccines. Issues and Controversies On File [serial online]. 09 February 2007.
This article lists different mild, moderate, and severe side effects associated with various vaccines such as pertussis, tetanus, and the polio immunization. This will be used to acknowledge that there are risk factors that come with all vaccines.
Walkinshaw, Erin. Mandatory Vaccinations: the Canadian picture. CMAJ: Canadian medical Association Journal. General OneFile.8 November 2011.
This article goes into depth about Canada’s policies regarding vaccines and the effectiveness in school age children. It also addresses the precautions that must be taken when children who are not vaccinated are exposed to outbreaks. This will support my point about vaccine effectiveness.
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