In his new book, Do You Believe In Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine, Dr. Paul A. Offit takes a critical look at the field of alternative medicine and separates...
We all have questions and concerns when it comes to immunizations for our children. That’s the premise behind the Vermont Department of Health’s bold new immunization campaign It’s OK...
So, in my little part of the world it’s been raining all day. It’s a gloomy Monday and all day I’ve felt a bit like Karen Carpenter singing “Rainy Days and Mondays”. Sometimes I’d...
This guest post has been written by Jessica Orwig, of Scientific Technologies Corporation, as a follow-up to a previous post entitled “Immunization Legislation May Impact Foster Care in Arizona”...
I’m a glass-half-full kind of person. That’s why it’s frustrating to hear people reject vaccines on account of the fact that they aren’t “perfect”. The fact remains that nothing...
You would think that by this time of year the influenza season in the United States would be far from over. Sadly, last week’s flu activity proves otherwise. Although...
Earlier this week I was privy to a conversation in which a parent was expressing her concerns about her child’s upcoming immunization appointment. Admittedly, she was hesitant. She had rejected vaccines in the past,...
On the subject of school vaccination exemptions, I want to get one thing straight. I’m not against them. My efforts to inform people about the impact exemptions have on the health of children in...
Last week, in a blog focused on rising school vaccination exemptions, I explained legislation (Senate Bill 132) which has recently been proposed in the state of Oregon – a state with the highest rate...
Across the U.S., individual state policies determine which immunizations a child needs in order to be permitted to attend school. And each state also has different ways in which...