Going forward, I think it behooves physicians who administer vaccines to stay abreast of the news. When you see a headline about any vaccine, check out the Web sites of the CDC (www.cdc.govwww.aap.org
As we're seeing from the recent measles outbreaks across the country, the majority of cases are not the result of vaccine failure but of failure to vaccinate. Our role is to help parents make the right decision. We must be armed with data to prevent associations between daily events from being interpreted as causation.
I am a member of global advisory boards on vaccine for Novartis, Wyeth, and GlaxoSmithKline, for which I receive honoraria.