Vaccines figure prominently in Time's "Year in Medicine"

The December 1 issue of Time magazine included several stories on health and medicine, including a feature titled "The Year in Medicine: From A to Z". Of the 33 items listed (some letters had multiple entries, others were skipped), three were related to vaccination:

• A -- "Autism: Debate Rages over a Rare Case". Reviews the Hannah Poling case; the links among vaccines, mitochondrial dysfunction, and autism; and the implications for the overall vaccine-autism debate.

• G -- "Gardasil: Vaccine Battle". Discusses the reports earlier this year about serious side-effects, including deaths, linked to Gardasil. As the item notes, governmental officials are working to assure the public of the vaccine's safety, including through this CDC website.

• H -- "HIV: The Hunt for the Elusive Vaccine Goes On--and On". Details the ongoing failures of HIV vaccine clinical trials and current plans for smaller-scale testing of novel ideas.