A Must Read: “The Doctor Who Fooled the World” by Brian Deer
I am republishing my book review of the “Doctor Who Fooled the World” by Mr. Brian Deer. My previous blog had included some criticisms regarding Mr. Deer’s assertions of Dr. […]
Tag Archives: measles
WSJ: Thousands of Schools Fall Below Recommended Measles Vaccination Rate
Thousands of individual schools in the U.S. don’t have high enough immunization levels to meet the threshold considered adequate to protect a population from measles, a Wall Street Journal examination […]
A measles outbreak where you live? Study ranks US places at highest risk
A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases ranked the top 50 US counties at greatest risk of measles outbreaks based on four factors: population, international air travel volume, nonmedical […]
Measles
According to a recent morbidity and mortality report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “As of April 26, 2019, the CDC had reported 704 cases of measles […]
FDA issues statement about MMR vaccine safety and efficacy; urges public to get timely vaccinations
On April 22, the FDA issued a statement on its continued confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. A portion of the statement […]
New York City orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
by Associated Press, April 9, 2019. New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may […]
Measles Now Confirmed in 12 States
Publish date: March 11, 2019 By Richard Franki The number of new measles cases was down by more than half last week, but another state has been added to the […]
Measles Outbreak Worsens in Washington State
Most of the 34 patients are under 10 years old, and almost all have been confirmed as unvaccinated against the virus. Article written by: Catherine Offord, January 28, 2019 The […]
Establishing a Vaccine Dialogue
Concerns about vaccines are making headlines in our society but promoting little in terms of constructive dialogue on the subject. It seems that opposite sides are entrenched in contrarian positions […]
Forty eight Cases of Measles Reported in Minnesota Children
Minnesota’s Hennepin County is currently experiencing an outbreak of measles cases. Most of the cases (46 out of 48) are 10 years of age or younger and 41 are Somali-American […]
