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What Are the Vaccine Exemption Laws in Your State?
With measles outbreaks like the one that started at Disneyland unfolding in 17 states, legislatures across the nation are rethinking the laws around vaccination exemptions.
March 24, 2015
Could Your Pediatrician Spot a Disease Made Rare By Vaccines?
Thanks to widespread vaccination, diseases that once killed thousands of Americans each year have become so rare in the U.S. that most younger doctors have never seen an in-person case.
March 23, 2015
Forum: What Do Doctors Think About America's "Vaccine War"?
Are vaccines safe for children? Three doctors and experts in their field discuss how they think about that question and what they tell parents.
March 23, 2015
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Risks From Vaccines Are "Almost Nonmeasurable"
When a vaccine has gone through the safety process, the risk to children is "almost nonmeasurable," says the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
March 23, 2015
Jenny McCarthy: "We're Not An Anti-Vaccine Movement ... We're Pro-Safe Vaccine"
"Ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we’d rather have the measles versus autism, we’d sign up for the measles," says the celebrity, author and activist.
March 23, 2015
Dr. Paul Offit: "A Choice Not To Get a Vaccine Is Not a Risk-Free Choice"
"The only way in which you can really effectively stop transmission is to vaccinate," says Paul Offit, the chief of the division of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a co-developer of a vaccine for rotavirus.
March 23, 2015
Dr. Cynthia Cristofani: Not Vaccinating Children is a "Twofold Tragedy"
Parents who choose not to vaccinate are putting their children at risk while side-tracking much-needed research into autism, says pediatrician Cynthia Cristofani.
March 23, 2015
Dr. Robert W. Sears: Why Partial Vaccinations May Be an Answer
In the absence of consensus between concerned parents and public health officials over vaccine safety, partial vaccinations for children may be a middle ground, says pediatrician Robert Sears.
March 23, 2015
Alvaro and Myriam Fontan: Herd Immunity is the "Only Thing" to Protect a Child Like Ours
Alvaro and Myriam are the parents of Vanessa, who was just 40 days old -- too young to have been vaccinated for whooping cough -- when she became extremely ill.
March 23, 2015
J.B. Handley: No Study Shows "Vaccines Didn't Cause My Son's Autism"
The cofounder of the autism advocacy site Generation Rescue says that if he ran the CDC, he would give "far fewer" vaccinations to children, "and I'd give them in a much more careful way."
March 23, 2015
Study: Antibiotic Use in Animals Projected to Soar
The use of antibiotics in food animals has become a public health concern due to the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A new study predicts that antibiotic use will only increase around the world as the demand for meat rises.
March 23, 2015
Press Release | Mar. 24 on FRONTLINE: Should Vaccinating Children Be A Choice?
With measles making a comeback, FRONTLINE investigates the latest chapter in the war over vaccines.
March 12, 2015