By JONATHAN LAPOOK CBS NEWS May 14, 2019, 6:39 PM Opponents of vaccinations staged a protest at the New York state capitol on Tuesday. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate religious exemptions for vaccinations, but protestors are trying to kill the bill. Most of the measles cases in New York have occurred in…
Two years ago, BBC Newsnight hosted a discussion panel on vaccines, the influence of anti-vaccination groups, why they are wrong and why few people vaccinate themselves. One interesting observation made by one panelist isn’t just that the spread of misinformation is a cause of people forgoing immunizations, but that vaccines may be a victim of…
By Tamar Lapin May 8, 2019 | 9:58pm – The New York Post A Pennsylvania mom who grew up unvaccinated has turned into a pro-inoculation preacher. Abbey Clint recently wrote on Facebook about choosing not to follow in her anti-vaxxer mom’s footsteps and getting her babies their much-needed shots. “I grew up unvaccinated before it…
BBC News – 8 May 2019 A US teenager who took legal action against his school after he was banned for refusing the chickenpox vaccination now has the virus, his lawyer says. Jerome Kunkel, 18, made headlines last month after he unsuccessfully sued his Kentucky school for barring unimmunised students amid an outbreak. His lawyer,…
Kathleen, Joseph and Maeve Kennedy recently issued an op-ed that was published in Politico today, saying that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has helped to spread dangerous misinformation. The essay says (in part): “Americans have every right to be alarmed about the outbreak of measles in pockets of our country with unusually high rates of unvaccinated…
Cast members of the popular television show The Brady Bunch are upset that anti-vaccine groups are using the episode Is There A Doctor In The House? to make the case that contracting measles is no big deal. The chapter’s plot is when the entire Brady family gets sick with measles in which the mother, Carol…
The Centers for Disease Control has reported that almost 700 measles cases have been reported in 22 states and, according to NPR, is the largest amount of cases nationwide since 2000 when the disease was declared beaten. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was quoted by NPR as saying measles outbreaks are avoidable if…
