Reflective of government problems with vaccines is a congressionally ordered database that's supposed to record vaccine reactions. A total of 876 deaths were recorded after children received the DTP vaccine, a vaccine that is still on the market although a safer alternative exists. The FDA leaves it to the drug firms to pull a lot on a voluntary basis. If that's true, the front line may be a weak barrier to ensure that the 4 million American children who are vaccinated each year are receiving the safest vaccines possible. When asked if the FDA trusts the vaccine-makers to honestly report, Ellenberg said she does.
Some scientists disagree.
Not so, said Ellenberg.