Advocates Use Facts, Not Fury, To Combat Anti-Vaxxers
Amid a heated vaccine debate, immunization advocates are laying out the facts, not the fury, to try to silence the anti-vaccine movement. Some experts and pundits have resorted to slamming…
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5 myths surrounding vaccines — and the reality
These myths may be keeping parents from protecting their children from dangerous diseases, when there’s every reason to get them vaccinated. Vaccines prevents six million deaths worldwide every year, CNN’s…
Here’s Why Rand Paul Is Flat-Out Wrong On Vaccinations
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Sen. Rand Paul gave false and misleading statements about vaccine safety in two separate interviews, including a claim that “many” children have developed…
The Story Of The Anti-Vaxx Doctor Who ‘Screwed Up The Whole Universe’
The recent measles outbreak in California and across the country has unleashed a new wave of controversy about vaccines. Most have decried the anti-vaccine movement as ill-informed, unwise and dangerous…
What Travelers Need to Know About Measles
Update By NICHOLAS BAKALAR More than a hundred people across 14 states have come down with the measles, many of them sickened as a result of an outbreak in December…
The unvaccinated, by the numbers
Opponents of vaccines against diseases like measles are simply on the “wrong side,” CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says. Just how many people are we talking about, and…
Marco Rubio: All Children In America Should Be Vaccinated
WASHINGTON — Breaking from several of his potential rivals for the White House, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that parents should “absolutely” vaccinate their children to preserve the health…
Calif. day care closes due to measles in baby too young to be vaccinated
A Southern California day care has shut down because an infant therewho’s too young to get vaccinatedcontracted measles, another case in the re-emergence of the disease on the West Coast….
Facts About the Measles Outbreak
A majority of the cases this year have been tied to an outbreak at Disneyland, which began in December. At least 40 people who visited or worked at the theme…
Measles Outbreak Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field
An outbreak of measles that started at Disneyland has turned a spotlight on those who choose not to vaccinate their children. How did we get to a point where personal…
13 Numbers That Explain The Resurgence Of Measles In The U.S.
Along with vaccines for polio and mumps, the measles vaccine was a triumph of investigative research and public health when it debuted in 1968. It quickly became part of the…
8 questions to ask before a playdate
Yes, I replied, and I realized I was grateful for the question. 5 things to know about measles While I’m less worried about chicken pox, rightly or wrongly, I know…
Genius ‘Star Wars’ Poster Campaigned For Vaccines In 1977
The U.S. officially declared measles eliminated way back in 2000, but more than 100 cases of the illness have been identified so far this year. That’s due at least in…
Measles outbreak: How bad can it be?
But there are many who choosefor their own reasonsto disregard the recommendations to vaccinate and exercise their right to not do so. The controversy, then, comes when the anti-vaccination movement…
Roald Dahl Wrote This Painful Plea For Vaccinations After His Own Daughter Died Of Measles
Author Roald Dahl penned a heartbreaking letter in 1988, urging parents to vaccinate their kids, in which he shared the story of his heartbreak over his own daughter’s death from…
CDC: 102 measles cases in January, most stemming from Disney outbreak
The disease outbreak became apparent when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park from December 15 to December 20. – Measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease…
27 Counties In California Have Dangerously Low Kindergarten Measles Vaccination Rates
Measles continues to be a global problem, but was declared “eliminated” in the U.S. in 2000. This was achieved through high vaccination rates, but an increasing number of American parents…
Christie Says Parents Should Have 'Choice' on Vaccinations – First Draft. Political News, Now.
In remarks here, Mr. Christie at first stopped short of recommending that parents immunize their children against measles, or any other illness, calling for “balance” and “choice.” But his remarks…
Vaccine Critics Turn Defensive Over Measles
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Their children have been sent home from school. Their families are barred from birthday parties and neighborhood play dates. Online, people call them negligent and criminal….
Arizona measles exposure worries parents of at-risk kids
Her son has been sick before, but this time it’s different: Last week Eli was at a Phoenix Children’s Hospital clinic with a woman who had the measles, which spreads…
5 things to know about measles
However, this year is on track to be one of the worst for measles in more than a decade, and health officials say people who refuse to vaccinate their children…
As Measle Cases Spread in U.S., So Does Anxiety
The measles outbreak tied to Disneyland continued to spread anxiety Friday as two new cases emerged overnight in Marin County in California — along with at least one in Nebraska…
White House: Science Indicates Parents Should Vaccinate Kids
Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says…
Father asks California school district to ban children who haven’t been immunized
But it’s a truly incredible scene. Rhett survived nearly four years of chemotherapy for leukemia and has been in remission for a year and a half. Now he has another…
Why I won’t let unvaccinated people around my kids
Whooping cough commonly kills newborns but can be prevented through vaccination and avoiding infected individuals. Measles, which made the headlines recently with a large outbreak traced to Disneyland, is also…
California measles cases still increasing
According to the California Department of Public Health website, 52 of those cases are linked to an outbreak at Disneyland. There are four confirmed cases in Riverside County, where the…
Arizona Monitoring 1,000 People After Potential Measles Exposure
A measles outbreak in Arizona that originated at California’s Disney parks is at risk of dramatically increasing in size as health officials keep tabs on 1,000 people in the state’s…
Mom: Family that refused vaccination put my baby in quarantine
Livia isn’t sick, but doctors fear she might become the 53rd person to contract measles in a recent Disneyland outbreak. Now she’s in a 28-day quarantine, because of a family…
California measles outbreak grows to 73 cases
Last week, public health officials reported 59 cases since December; 42 with a Disney connection. In addition, 13 cases linked to the outbreak have been reported in six other U.S….
Disneyland Measles Outbreak Prompts Doctors To Call For Vaccinations
(Adds background, controversy, in paragraphs 9-15) By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The leading U.S. pediatrician group on Friday urged parents, schools and communities to vaccinate children…