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In California, medical exemptions to skip childhood vaccinations are on the rise. The trend underlines how hard it is to get parents to comply with vaccination laws meant to protect public safety when a small but adamant population of families and physicians seems determined to resist.
About 95% of parents in Oregon who skip vaccines opt to use the stateās online education tool to print their own exemption certificates.
Executive editor Damon Darlin takes a spin as host of āThe Friday Breeze,ā whirling through a week of health care news so you donāt have to.
The renewed squabble over vaccinations obscures a large group of parents who arenāt anti-vaxxers but spread out their childrenās vaccines at a more gradual pace than doctors recommend. Pediatricians warn that could leave small children vulnerable to disease.
More than 275 people ā mostly in Orthodox Jewish communities ā have been infected since the disease began spreading in October. Thatās about half of the confirmed cases in 11 states that were reported nationwide by the federal officials since January 2018.
Kim Nelson started the group South Carolina Parents for Vaccines after learning that religious exemptions from vaccine requirements were way up in her community.
Federal officials regulate the handling of vaccines that are provided through the Vaccines for Children program, which offers the medicines generally for children whose families could not afford them. But there is no federal oversight of how these drugs are stored among other health care providers.
The number of health clinic orders and shots administered rose sharply in January compared with last year, Washington county officials say.
Turning 65 is far more life-changing than turning 21 ever was.
The vaccine, BCG, is relatively cheap. But experts caution the therapy could be overhyped and, if proven effective, wind up overpriced.
The Food and Drug Administration rarely prosecutes research violations, but its criminal division is looking into the experimental herpes vaccine research by Southern Illinois University professor William Halford.
Critics say the Trump administration failed to properly vet Dr. Robert Redfield as they attribute a pattern of āethically and morally questionable behaviorā to him.
Federal health officials recommend that adults get a number of vaccinations, including protections against shingles, the flu, pneumonia, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. But immunization rates are generally low.
Three participants in unauthorized herpes vaccine research file a lawsuit against scientistās company, alleging adverse side effects.
Although homeless shelters provide lifesaving protection from the winterās cold, they also act as incubators for diseases like influenza.
Vaccinations rates have climbed significantly among hospital workers in recent years, to 83 percent. But that rate masks wide variation among facilities and types of workers. Nationally, the rules are far from uniform or ironclad.
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Southern Illinois Universityās medical school has halted all herpes research, one of its most high-profile projects, amid growing controversy over a researcherās unauthorized methods offshore and in the U.S.
A particularly nasty flu is widespread in 46 states. Nationally, at least 106 people have died from the infectious disease.
The Republican senator sent out letters to the Food and Drug Administration and HHS demanding an explanation about a rogue herpes vaccine trial.
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