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...million in loans off SKS's books, for instance, is expected to help SKS reach 200,000 people across 7,000 villages. Among the beneficiaries are women like Parajata, a widow in Veeravelly who was working as a day laborer and barely earning enough to feed her children before a 50,000-rupee ($1,200) loan let her open a grocery shop and start earning enough to periodically buy her kids new clothes. "There has been a dramatic change in my life," she says...
Reports like Park's are vital if we are to persuade today's young parents, most of whom have never seen a case of paralytic polio, that immunization remains essential in today's global society. Fears and myths about vaccines place our children in peril. Kelly Lacek's story shows how difficult it can be for parents to navigate the labyrinth of conflicting reports in the media. We must work together to solve the mystery of autism while safeguarding one of the most successful public-health initiatives of all time. Renee R. Jenkins, President, American Academy of Pediatrics ELK GROVE...
There is room for compromise in deciding whether or not to vaccinate. Our family has a two-pronged strategy: First, we breast-feed our children, making them less likely to develop a wide range of infectious diseases. Second, we vaccinate on a delayed schedule. At each well visit, we permit our children to be given no more than two vaccines. Our pediatrician helps us prioritize. By the time our children reach age 5, they are fully vaccinated. Brenda Carroll, SHAWNEE, KANS...
...concept. Although pediatric vaccines with full-dose thimerosal were no longer allowed to be made for sale in the U.S. after 2001, those stocks already in distribution or purchased could be used until their expiration date, as late as 2003. The influenza vaccine, which has been strongly pushed for children, still contains thimerosal in some available doses. I am not antivaccine, but the way in which vaccines are currently applied is causing many undue harm. Gregory L. Brown, RACINE...
...have done your readers a disservice by failing to note Dr. Paul Offit's conflict of interest with regard to vaccines. He is not merely a doctor at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia; he is a co--patent holder for Merck's RotaTeq vaccine. Angelique Higgins, SHERMAN OAKS, CALIF...