As people across the nation are getting ready to celebrate Independence Day, I’m reminded of how grateful I am to live in a country that values freedom. As a...
As a long-time staffer for Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Sarah Despres knows a bit about Congress. As counsel working on public health issues for the Democratic staff of the...
The National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) met last week in Washington, D.C. to deliberate recommendations aimed at continually improving our nation’s immunization system. This federal advisory committee, which...
This guest post has been written by Dr. Dorit Reiss, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Reiss serves on the Parent...
It’s all over the news. Measles cases across the U.S. are appearing in record numbers. In a special briefing held by the CDC this afternoon, it was announced that the U.S. is...
Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus which is spread when blood or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters...
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a press conference to announce the many enormous benefits of the Vaccines For Children program. In the 20 years...
Earlier this week ABC News’ Dr. Richard Besser explained that children deserve to be protected from disease while in public school. With rising school vaccine exemption rates and pockets of unvaccinated students, our children and our...
There is plenty of evidence that demonstrates the value of vaccines – from reducing hospitalizations and deaths to saving money. And it’s frightening to imagine what would happen if we...
Last week HuffPost Live featured a discussion of vaccination and for once I was pleased to see a media conversation that didn’t pose the topic as a debate. The three people interviewed in the...