David Tayloe, Jr, MD, FAAP, Community Pediatrician in Goldsboro, NC, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, speaking here at the 2009 Pediatric Hospitalist Conference in Tampa, FL, discusses public perceptions of pediatric vaccines and the need for government to create public health education campaigns to promote vaccine awareness and dispel myths about autism created by patient advocacy groups.

Reading:
Nolan T, Richmond PC, McVernon J, Skeljo MV, Hartel GF, Bennet J, Basser RL. Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated thimerosal-free influenza vaccine in infants and children. Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2009 Nov;3(6):315-25.

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