One approach to sowing mistrust in vaccines is to read a package insert aloud and present every event it lists as a proven harm, which is highly misleading.
Three shots are not better than one. They involve more injections, more visits, higher costs, more time spent incompletely protected. And no demonstrated benefit.
As exemptions increase across the country, the number of children protected by vaccines is dropping, which could lead to more infectious disease outbreaks.
The report notes that countries that have not introduced the rubella vaccine are primarily low-income or afflicted with conflict.
President Trump said nothing bad can happen. Bad things have already happened, and more are coming.
The order also increases pressure on states to give more deference to religious freedom and parental autonomy.
The findings reinforce existing evidence of the safety of MMR vaccination, the authors say.
A new study finds that children receiving the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine are more likely to be vaccinated in safety-net clinics or eligible for the Vaccines for Children program.
The live attenuated vaccines don’t appear to cause new or worsening symptoms for MS patients.
Low coverage was seen in West Texas, southern New Mexico, northern Arizona, parts of Mississippi, and the rural Southeast.