Vaccine Safety Controversies and the Future of Vaccination Programs

@article{Franois2005VaccineSC,
  title={Vaccine Safety Controversies and the Future of Vaccination Programs},
  author={Guido François and Philippe Duclos and Harold S. Margolis and Daniel Lavanchy and Claire-Anne Siegrist and Andr{\'e} Z Meheus and Paul Henri Lambert and Nedret Emiroğlu and Selim Badur and Pierre van Damme},
  journal={The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal},
  year={2005},
  volume={24},
  pages={953-961}
}
In the years following the hepatitis B vaccination/multiple sclerosis controversy, a number of new issues regarding vaccine safety have been raised, in some cases leading to more debate and confusion. Against this background, an international group of experts was convened to review the current points of view concerning the use of thimerosal as a preservative and its potential risks; the suggested link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; the alleged… 
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