Barbara Loe Fisher

Co-Founder & President, National Vaccine Information Center
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Websites:

NVIC.org
TheVaccineReaction.org
NVICAdvocacy.org

Social Media: NVIC Facebook and NVIC Twitter

Contact:

Tel: 703-938-0342
Email: contactus@nvic.org

Co-author:

DPT: A Shot in the Dark (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985);
Warner Books (1986); Avery (1991); Penguin/Putnam reprint 2000).

Author:

The Consumer’s Guide to Childhood Vaccines (1997)
Vaccines, Autism & Chronic Inflammation: The New Epidemic (2008)
The Emerging Risks of Live Virus & Virus Vectored Vaccines: Vaccine Strain
Virus Infection, Shedding & Transmission (2014)
Reforming Vaccine Policy & Law: A Guide (2014; 2017)

Editor:

Editor of NVIC Newsletter
Executive Editor of The Vaccine Reaction

Blogger: Barbara Loe Fisher Speaks Out and Vaccine Awakening

Podcasting: Via NVIC.org

Video Commentator: For NVIC.org and Mercola.com

Film: Featured in the 2011 film documentary The Greater Good, and in the 2020 movie 1986: The Act.

Appointments:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Vaccine Advisory Committee Vaccine Safety Writing Group (2009-2010)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Vaccine Policy Analysis Collaborative - A U.S. government experiment in Public Engagement (2002-2005)
- Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza (2005)
- Blue Ribbon Panel on Vaccine Safety (2004)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (Member 1999-2003)
National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine Vaccine Safety Forum (Member 1995-1998)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Vaccine Advisory Committee (Member 1988-1991) Chair, Subcommittee on Vaccine Adverse Events .

Book Chapters:

“Autism: The Vaccine Connection” in Envisioning A Bright Future edited by Patricia Lemer (2008)

Invited Public Presentations to Federal Agencies and Vaccine Advisory Committees:

National Vaccine Advisory Committee. Vaccine Safety Working Group. Vaccine Safety Research Priorities - Engaging the Public (2008)
Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines. The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: A Failed Experiment in Tort Reform (2008)
National Vaccine Advisory Committee. Immunization Registries, Privacy and Confidentiality (1998)
National Vaccine Advisory Committee. The Moral Right to Conscientious, Philosophical and Personal Belief Exemption to Vaccination (1997)
U.S. National Institutes of Health. Conference on New Pertussis Vaccines. The Licensing of A New DTaP Vaccine: Perspective of Parents (1996)
National Vaccine Advisory Committee. Monitoring Vaccine Adverse Events (1995)
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Report on Pertussis Morbidity and Mortality in the U.S. (1986)

Selected Public Comments to Federal Agencies and Vaccine Advisory Committees:

Department of Health and Human Services. Public comment on developing the 2020-2025 National Vaccine Plan (2019)
Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines. If Vaccines Injure Pregnant Women or Their Unborn Babies: What Will the Vaccine Court Do? (2018)
FDA Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. NVIC Opposes Fast Track Licensure of MF59 Adjuvanted Fluad Vaccine (2015)
FDA Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. Proposed Changes to FDA Requirements for Licensing of Vaccines Intended for Use During Pregnancy (2015)
FDA Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. Licensure Pathways for Pandemic Influenza Vaccines (2012)
Department of Health and Human Services. Proposed Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (1999)

Invited Public Presentations to Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences:

Assessment of Health Outcomes Related to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule. Vaccine Safety Research Needs – A Public Perspective (2012)
National Vaccine Plan Review of Priorities. Stakeholder Panels on Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Communicating About Immunization and Policy Issues Related to Vaccine Safety and Compensation for Vaccine Injuries (2009).
National Immunization Program’s Procedures and Data Sharing Program. Vaccine Safety Research and Public Access to Data (2004)
Immunization Safety Review Committee. Vaccine Safety Research Needs: Perspective from Parents (2001)
Vaccine Safety Forum. Risk Communication and Vaccination (1996) [Institute of Medicine Vaccine Safety Forum. Evans G, Bostrom A, Johnston RB, Fisher BL, Stoto MA, Editors. Risk Communication and Vaccination Workshop Summary. Washington, D.C. The National Academy Press]
Vaccine Safety Forum. Vaccine Safety Research Needs – Perspective from Parents (1996)
Vaccine Safety Forum. Vaccine Adverse Event Detection Methodologies (1995)
Vaccine Safety Forum. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting and Response Methodologies (1995)

Selected Legislative Testimony:

Virginia Legislature. Oral Testimony Defending Freedom of Conscience and Religious Belief and Informed Consent to Vaccination in Vaccine Law (2016)
California Legislature. Oral Testimony Opposing SB277 to Remove Personal Belief Vaccine Exemption from CA Vaccine Law (2015)
U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Written testimony on Investigating and Addressing Flaws in Vaccine Regulation and Policymaking. (2012)
Minnesota Legislature. Oral Testimony on Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal Vaccine Mandates (2003)
U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Government Reform. Oral Testimony on SV40 Contamination of Polio Vaccines, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform (2003)
California Senate. Committee on Health & Human Services. Oral Testimony on Vaccine Mandates, California Senate Committee on Health & Human Services (2002)
Colorado Legislature. Oral Testimony on Hepatitis B Vaccine Risks (2000)
U.S. House of Representatives. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources. Oral Testimony on Hepatitis B Vaccine Risks (1999)
Illinois Legislature. Oral Testimony on Informed Consent to Vaccination (1999)
Texas Legislature. Public Health Committee Oral Testimony on Informed Consent to Vaccination (1999)
New Jersey Legislature. Public Health Council. Oral Testimony on Hepatitis B Vaccine (1999)
Illinois Legislature. Board of Health. Immunization Rules and Proposed Changes (1998)

Selected Referenced Commentaries, Op Eds, Articles

Pro/Con: Should a coronavirus vaccine be mandatory? No. Congressional Quarterly Researcher (November 2020).
Vaccination: What’s Trust Got to Do with It? (September 2020)
How Fear of a Virus Changed Our World (June 2020)
The National Plan to Vaccinate Every American (March 2020)
Freedom of Religion and Conscience in America (October 2019)
The Disappearing Medical Exemption to Vaccination (September 2019)
Freedom to Dissent and the New Blacklist in America (July 2019)
What Is Going On With Measles? The Science and Politics of Eradicating Measles (May 2019)
Forcing Vaccination on Every Child Undermines Civil Liberties. Leaps Magazine (March 2019)
Taking No Prisoners in the Vaccine Culture War - (March 2019)
Pro/Con: Should children have to be vaccinated to attend school? No. Congressional Quarterly Researcher (February 2016)
The Pertussis Vaccine Blame Game (2018)
Do You Know How to Recognize a Vaccine Reaction? (2018)
Zero Tolerance Vaccine Laws in America: Will You Defend Vaccine Freedom? (2018)
Class and Race Profiling in the Vaccine Culture War (2017)
Forced Vaccination: The Tragic Legacy of Jacobson v. Massachusetts (2016)
Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines As Experts Argue About Why (2016)
CDC Admits Flu Shots Fail Half the Time (2016)
Defending the Religious Exemption to Vaccination (2016)
Vaccine Injury Compensation: Government’s Broken Social Contract with Parents (2015)
Here Comes the 21st Century Cures Act: Say Goodbye to Vaccine Safety Science (2015)
The Vaccine Culture War in America: Are You Ready? (2015)
Measles in Disneyland: Third MMR, Vaccine Exemption Ban? (2015)
Leave Parents Free to Choose Vaccines. USA Today (2014)
The Moral Right to Religious & Conscientious Belief Exemptions to Vaccination Pathways Magazine (2013)
Vaccination During Pregnancy: Is It Safe?(2013)
Measles Reports in America: What Does It Mean? (2013)
Women, Vaccines & Bodily Integrity. (2013)
Influenza Deaths: The Hype vs. The Evidence. (2012)
Doctors Denying Vaccine Risks: An American Tragedy. (2011)
Whooping Cough Outbreaks & Vaccine Failures. (2010)
Forcing Flu Shots on Health Care Workers: Who Is Next? (2010)
Preventing Gardasil Injuries & Deaths. (2009)
Vaccines, Autism & Chronic Inflammation: The New Epidemic. (2009)
Autism: What Research is Needed? New York Times Letter to Editor (June 25, 2007)
Vaccines & Their Risks Boston Globe Letter to Editor (June 10, 2007)
Force is Not the Only Way to Administer a Vaccine Washington Post Letter to Editor (Feb. 1, 2007)
Fatal Exemption Wall Street Journal Letter to Editor (Jan. 27, 2007)
In the Wake of Vaccines Mothering Magazine (Sept-Oct. 2004)
Q&A: Barbara Loe Fisher New York Times Sunday Magazine (May 2001)
Smallpox and Forced Vaccination: What Every American Needs to Know The Vaccine Reaction (Winter 2002)
Shots in the Dark (cover article): The Next City Magazine (Summer 1999)
The National Electronic Vaccine Tracking Registry : How the Plan to Force Vaccination Gave Birth to the National ID, A Government Health Records Database and the End to Medical Privacy, Privacy Papers (July 1999)

Selected Public Presentations:

Fifth International Public Conference on Vaccination: Protecting Health and Autonomy in the 21^stCentury. Defending Health and Liberty in the Vaccine Culture War. (2020)
Vaccine Injury Epidemic Event, Washington, D.C. Witnessing The Vaccine Injury Epidemic. (2019)
ICPA Freedom for Family Wellness Summit. Your Right to be Informed, Your Freedom to Choose (2018)
The Truth About Cancer Live Orlando. Medical Tyranny and Why Informed Consent Matters (2017)
Physicians for Informed Consent Inaugural Meeting. From Nuremberg to California: Why Informed Consent Matters in the 21^st Century (2017)
Revolution for Truth Rally in Washington, DC. The Vaccine Revolution for Truth (2017)
Life University “Life Talks.” Transcending Utilitarian Vaccine Policy to Protect Truth and Integrity in Healthcare (2016)
Truth, Transparency and Freedom Rally in Atlanta. The Health Liberty Revolution to Save Our Children (2015)
The Wave, Life West. Vaccination: The Right to Know and Freedom to Choose (2015)
National Health Freedom Coalition Congress. Vaccination: Defending Your Right to Know and Freedom To Choose (2014)
ICPA Freedom for Family Wellness Summit. Vaccination: Defending Your Right to Know and Freedom to Choose (2014)
California Jam. Knowledge is Power and Freedom is Not Free (2013)
Holistic Moms Network Conference. Vaccines & Chronic Illness: Staying Well in the New Epidemic (2012)
Vaccine Safety: Evaluating the Science Conference. Medical Science & Public Trust: The Policy, Ethics & Law of Vaccination in the 20^th & 21^st Centuries (2011)
Fourth International Public Conference on Vaccination. National Vaccine Information Center. Keynote Address: Show Us the Science & Give Us the Choice (2009)
Healthy Lifestyles Conference of National Black and Hispanic Caucuses of State Legislators. Vaccine Laws, Child Health & Informed Consent (2009)
Autism One. Vaccine Education & Informed Consent (2009)
NY Legislature Vaccine Education Roundtable at Stony Brook University (2008)
Vaccine Freedom of Choice Rally, Trenton, NJ. Vaccine Freedom of Choice (2008)
Holistic Moms Network Natural Living Conference. Vaccines & Chronic Inflammation: Staying Well in the New Epidemic (2008)
Anaheim Autism Conference. Vaccination & the Chronic Disease Epidemic (2008)
New Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors. Vaccines and Chronic Illness (2007)
Wellness Forum, Columbus, Ohio. The Science and Policy of Vaccination (2007)
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Vaccination and the Law (2007)
Life University. The Philosophy of Vaccination and the Philosophy of Chiropractic (2006)
Defeat Autism Now Conference in Washington, DC. (2006)
Power of Truth March & Rally on Capitol Hill. (2005)
New Zealand College of Chiropractic. (2005)
Autism One in Chicago. (2005)
Miami Children’s Hospital. Doctors & Parents Preventing Vaccine Reactions (2004)
Third International Public Conference on Vaccination, National Vaccine Information Center. Keynote Address (2002)
Defeat Autism Now Conference in Boston. Vaccines and Autism (2002)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. The Right to Informed Consent (2002)
Second International Public Conference on Vaccination, National Vaccine Information Center. Keynote Address (2000)
Palmer College of Chiropractic Philosophy Colloquium – The Philosophy of Chiropractic and the Philosophy of Vaccination – Bridging the Divide with Informed Consent (1999)
Institute for Health Freedom. National Press Club Press Conference. Medical Privacy and Mandatory Vaccinations (1999)
Constitutional Coalition Educational Policy Council. Vaccine Tracking: A Threat to Your Privacy (1999)
International Chiropractic Association Conference. Moral Conscience, Politics and Forced Vaccination (1998)
Eagle Forum Annual Conference. The Politics of Forced Vaccination (1998)
First International Public Conference on Vaccination, National Vaccine Information Center. Keynote Address (1997)
Developmental Delay Registry Conference – Vaccine Risks and Public Policy (1996)
Dynamic Essentials Seminars. The Politics of Vaccination: Walking the Wire To Freedom (1993 & 1995)
ICPA Second Annual Conference. The Risks of Vaccination and Defending the Right to Choose (1993)