Editorial Standards

The editorial standards governing all content on Vaccination-Facts.com

This page documents the editorial standards that govern all content on Vaccination-Facts.com. Our goal is to produce accurate, balanced, and verifiable information about vaccines. These standards apply to every page on this site.

Source Hierarchy

We prioritize sources in the following order:

Peer-reviewed published research (PubMed-indexed journals)
Official regulatory documents (FDA labels, FDA meeting minutes, EMA assessment reports, WHO position papers)
Government health agency publications (CDC, NIH, ECDC)
Court records and legal filings (for legal content)
Grey literature (preprints, government reports) — clearly labeled as such

We do not cite: anonymous sources, advocacy group press releases (pro or anti vaccine), or media reports as primary sources.

Neutrality Standard

Vaccination-Facts.com does not advocate for or against vaccination. Our neutrality standard requires:

Presenting the strongest version of all documented positions
Distinguishing established scientific consensus from areas of genuine scientific uncertainty
Clearly labeling opinion, analysis, and editorializing as distinct from factual reporting
Not using loaded language on either side of contested debates

Controversy Coverage

For contested topics (e.g. natural immunity, mRNA safety, VAERS interpretation), we:

Present what peer-reviewed evidence shows
Present what critics of that evidence argue
Cite primary sources for both positions
Note where scientific consensus exists and where it does not

We do not adjudicate contested scientific questions — we document them.

Update Policy

Vaccine science and regulation evolves. Pages are reviewed and updated when: new peer-reviewed evidence emerges, regulatory agencies update guidance, readers identify factual errors. Each page displays its last-reviewed date where applicable.

Independence

This site receives no funding from pharmaceutical companies, government health agencies, or advocacy organizations on either side of the vaccine debate. Editorial decisions are made independently. See our Funding & Independence page for full details.