The Van Tornhout family can't run from the past. Every day without their daughter Callie is a reminder of why they must continue to educate people on the importance of vaccines. Callie was only 38 d
As the number of measles cases tied to the Disneyland outbreak continues to rise, parents are growing concerned about possible measles exposure in children who are not yet old enough to receive their
Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, but every now and then we hear about an outbreak in this country. Typically it goes something like this: An unvaccinated American travels to some
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 House Government Reform
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 Advisor
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 expe
The CDC has recently reported that the United States is experiencing a record number of measles cases this year with outbreaks spread from New York to California. Despite the fact that measles
The next time someone defends their decision not to vaccinate because “these diseases are no longer a threat to us” simply ask them to take a long hard look at this map of vaccine preve
By Amy Pisani As both a Rotarian and the director of Every Child By Two – Carter/Bumpers’ Champions of Immunization, my commitment to playing a small part in eradicating one of the world’s most
It’s never good news when we hear of people in this country suffering from vaccine preventable diseases like measles. Especially since endemic measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000