Childhood Vaccinations

Disease Outbreak Risks: More Students Skipping Required Vaccines

AP | By MIKE STOBBE | Posted 01.28.2012

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ATLANTA -- A rising number of parents in more than half of states are opting out of school shots for their kids. And in eight states, more than 1 in 2...

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Thousands Enter Schools Without Vaccinations At Record Rate

AP | By SHEILA V KUMAR and SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 11.26.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Last year's class of California kindergartners had a record high percentage of parents who used a personal belief exemption to a...

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Childhood Vaccination: Introducing A Promising Milestone for Tomorrow's Children

Gro Brundtland | Posted 08.22.2011

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Gro Brundtland

When I became the head of the World Health Organization in 1998, I was dismayed to see the reality of global health up close.

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Childhood Vaccines: Music to the World's Ears

Bill Roedy | Posted 08.16.2011

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Bill Roedy

Each year more than 1.7 million children die from vaccine-preventable diseases. Childhood immunization has the power to change this. I am calling on CEOs and corporate executives to join me in the fight to reduce child mortality.

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Vaccines: Veterinarians Are Better Than Human Doctors

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

It appears that veterinarians are more prudent about vaccination than their pediatrician counterparts. A comparison of Vets to Peds can be summarized as follows.

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Is Jenny McCarthy Afraid Of The Truth About Autism?

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.17.2011

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Iris Erlingsdottir

My aunt will never forget that day in 1975, when her 20 month old daughter woke up from a nap, crying petulantly. The child seemed to be having diffic...

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Mr. and Ms. Gates Go To Washington, Host Roundtable On Global Health Funding

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

The Gateses are visiting our nation's capital to reframe the conversation about global health aid. They said we should spend more time talking about what works and how to measure it.

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Women Should Not Examine Their Breasts For Lumps

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

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Stanton Peele

All of this reverses years of well-intended advice and public health information, proving once again that health information and advice is a matter of competing social and political forces.

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British Schoolgirl Dies After HPV Vaccination

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A 14-year-old girl died a few hours after she received a vaccination shot meant to protect against a virus that causes cervical cancer, CBC News repor...

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Upper East Side Ethics

Sheila Shayon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sheila Shayon

And then it dawned on me -- laser sharp -- our whole system is vulnerable. In my own little corner of the world, I had stumbled over another truth at the root of our collective, unbridled greed.

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Measles Cases Rising In Chicago

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Federal health authorities revealed yesterday that Chicago lags behind the state and the country in childhood vaccinations. Many kids don't get their ...

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