Vaccine contents
Canadian Immunization Guide: Evergreen Edition
Evergreen edition presents information on the immunizing agents available in Canada and their use in the prevention of communicable diseases.
Guide canadien d'immunisation : Edition évolutive
Le présent Guide (édition évolutive) contient des renseignements sur les agents immunisants disponibles au Canada et sur leur utilisation en vue de prévenir les maladies transmissibles.
Talking about Vaccines: Thimerosal
Thimerosal (ethyl mercury) is a widely used preservative in biologic and medical products. Since 2001, all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age and younger are thimerosal-free, with the exception of some formulations of inactivated influenza vaccine. Numerous studies have since shown that there is no relationship between vaccines, either with or without thimerosal, and the development of autism or other neurologic problems in children.
'Nosodes' are no substitute for vaccines (CPS Position Statement)
A growing antivaccine movement in Canada and elsewhere is hearing more about an unproven homeopathic therapy, ‘nosodes’, as an alternative to routine vaccines. The present statement defines nosodes and describes limitations for their use in children. There is scant evidence in the medical literature for either the efficacy or safety of nosodes, which have not been well studied for the prevention of any infectious disease in humans. Recommendations to change the labelling on these products to reflect such limitations are made.
Les « nosodes » ne remplacent pas les vaccins
Un mouvement croissant d’opposition à la vaccination au Canada et ailleurs parle de plus en plus d’un traitement homéopathique non démontré, les « nosodes », pour remplacer les vaccins systématiques. Le présent document de principes contient la définition de ce que sont les nosodes et décrit les limites de leur utilisation chez les enfants. Les publications médicales offrent peu de données probantes sur l’efficacité ou l’innocuité des nosodes, qui n’ont pas fait l’objet d’études approfondies sur leur capacité à prévenir les maladies infectieuses chez les humains. La Société canadienne de pédiatrie recommande donc de modifier l’étiquetage de ces produits pour en refléter les limites.
Thimerosal (US CDC)
Provides links to information about thimerosal.
Prenatal and infant exposure to thimerosal from vaccines and immunoglobins and risk of autism
This study was designed to examine relationships between prenatal and infant ethylmercury exposure from thimerosal-containing vaccines and/or immunoglobin preparations and Autism spectrum disorder. There were no findings of increased risk.
Early thimerosal exposure and neuropsychological outcomes at 7 to 10 years.
Explores whether early exposure to thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative used in vaccines and immune globulin preparations, is associated with neuropsychological deficits in children.
Human papillomavirus vaccines launch a new era in cervical cancer prevention
Provides an overview of HPV infection and the HPV vaccines.
Pervasive developmental disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada : prevalence and links with immunizations
The findings ruled out an association between pervasive developmental disorder and either high levels of ethylmercury exposure comparable with those experienced in the United States in the 1990s, or 1- or 2-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations.