Immunizations

Shots for School: Keeping Kids Safe -- Together

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 05.10.2012

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Claire McCarthy, M.D.

I get the argument that it's not fair to force parents to immunize their kids in order for them to go to school. But schools have a responsibility to keep students safe and healthy.

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Vermont Lawmakers Debate Letting Parents Say No To Vaccines For School

AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 04.23.2012

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- For Jennifer Stella, it's a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her daught...

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California Bill AB2109 Threatens Vaccine Freedom of Choice

Dr. Bob Sears | Posted 05.22.2012

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Dr. Bob Sears

The California legislature is considering a bill that would require parents to obtain their doctor's signature prior to enrollment in public school if they wish to skip vaccines for their child. On the surface, this doesn't seem like a bad idea.

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Unencumbered By Facts: What Upsets Me Most About the Anti-vaccine Movement

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 03.19.2012

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Claire McCarthy, M.D.

For me, this isn't about fighting. I'm not on a pro-vaccine crusade. My only crusade as a pediatrician is to keep my patients healthy -- and vaccines are part of what I use to do just that.

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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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Adapting to a New World of Invisible Toxins

William Spear | Posted 06.24.2011

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William Spear

It's a whole new ballgame, folks. Nearly every community in the modern world is facing an invisible enemy. Constant exposures to toxic loads in our en...

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No Link Found Between Vaccine Mercury And Autism

Yahoo! News | Frederik Joelving | Posted 11.17.2011

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A new government study adds to the evidence that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative until recently found in many vaccines, does not increase chi...

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Mind, Body and the War Against Germs

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

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Wray Herbert

Simply seeing signs of disease triggers thoughts that motivate us to take precautions around possible contagions. And our bodies as well, according to new research from UBC.

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Ron Paul: No To Mandatory Immunization

James Freedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Freedman

Ron Paul's libertarian ideology is dramatically revealed when you get him started on topics such as the War on Drugs, the FDA and forced immunization ...

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