One in six US parents rejecting standard vaccine schedule: Poll
One in six American parents has delayed or skipped some or all of the standard childhood vaccines, according to a new Washington Post poll released Monday.
Sep 15, 2025
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Should physicians have to see children whose parents oppose vaccinations?
As Florida seeks to end vaccine mandates, a behind-the-scenes debate in the medical community has been thrust into the public spotlight: Should doctors see young patients whose parents do not want them to get shots?
Sep 15, 2025
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Florida to scrap all vaccine mandates, West Coast states push back
A top health official in Florida vowed Wednesday to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including school requirements, likening the measure to prevent childhood diseases to "slavery."
Sep 4, 2025
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Polarization around vaccine hesitancy was 12 times greater than past outbreaks, study finds
Political polarization during COVID-19 was 12 times greater than in past disease outbreaks in terms of vaccine hesitancy, according to a comprehensive new study by Caitlin McMurtry, an assistant professor at the Brown School ...
Sep 1, 2025
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South Florida childhood vaccination rates plunge: Who is vulnerable, and why?
Despite an outbreak of measles in 2024 in a Weston elementary school, Broward County saw a dramatic drop in its immunization rate for kindergartners in 2025.
Aug 19, 2025
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US has slashed global vaccine funding. If philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs
The U.S. government is relaxing federal vaccine requirements and cutting vaccine research and development funding here at home. Elsewhere, it's going even further.
Aug 12, 2025
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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease. She ...
Aug 5, 2025
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RFK Jr. is elevating vaccine hesitancy: Texas advocates were prepared to seize the moment
Federal health authorities, headed now by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are embracing vaccine hesitancy in a way they never have before.
Aug 1, 2025
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Opinion: African surveillance labs can power polio eradication push
As my term as acting WHO regional director for Africa draws to a close, I have been reflecting on the resilience and collective commitment that have defined our region's fight against polio.
Jul 7, 2025
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Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early.
Jun 29, 2025
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