Japan health officials say they are experiencing a measles outbreak. Health officials blame pockets of vaccine resistors. Officials say 167 cases in 20 Japanese prefectures by Febuary10th. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases says the worst…
A Washington state House committee passed a bill Friday that would ban personal vaccine exemptions for measles, mumps and rubella in school children. The House Bill 1638 received nine Democrat votes, but only one Republican vote, which was enough to move…
With Washington state reporting 50 cases of measles, lawmakers and pro-vaccine groups are scrambling to push for more restrictive vaccine laws. Washington allows parents to use philosophical exemptions. Many would like to allow the government to have…
Mississippi Lauderdale County School District is vowing to fight the flu through “aggressive action.” The Clarkdale campus reported three hundred eighty-three absences attributed directly to cases of flu. The entire Clarkdale campus will be sanitized, including all floors, walls, desks, chairs,…
Minnesota officials are experiencing backlash after appointing “anti-vaccine advocates” to a state council on autism. The MN Autism Council, formed by State senator Jim Abeler, aims to address issues involving “treatment, educational options, employment opportunities, independent living,…
The state of Massachusetts is considering implementing a mandatory vaccine law. The law would force kids to obtain a flu shot before attending a public school. The state realizes, however, that presenting such a law…
Incoming Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Green is under fire after posing the idea that vaccines are linked to autism. Green, who is also a physician, made the comments during a town hall meeting. Additionally, Green…
A former pharmaceutical company executive gave a passionate speech on vaccine safety. Brandy Vaughan is a former representative for Merck Pharmaceuticals. One of the products she sold as a rep, Vioxx, was removed from distribution in…
Vaccine experiments have begun in St. Louis on kids between the ages of 9 and 17. The nasal flu vaccine experiments will take place at the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit site. The experiments are funded by…
Parents in Tolikara regency, Papua are refusing to allow their children to receive vaccines at a high rate. The parents are especially opposed to the measles-rubella (MR) and polio vaccinations. They fear these vaccines could cause lifelong…