Recently the CDC released data regarding the vaccination coverage and exemption rates among U.S. children in Kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year. Upon first look, the top line analysis of the
Week after week, I read about doctors who are refusing patients who refuse vaccines. It’s an ongoing debate that has drawn a great deal of commendation and criticism. On the one hand,
After an Associated Press analysis was published yesterday, it didn’t take long for the message to spread like a cold in a daycare. Although it was information that was spreading, rather tha
In the past few days I’ve been reflecting on several articles about childhood vaccination that have been written from various parent perspectives. Since I also write from a parent perspective
I don’t want to oversimplify the vaccine debate, but lately I’ve seen it come down to numbers. What are parents more afraid of? The diseases that the vaccines are meant to prevent, or the risk
For the past few weeks, I have written several posts detailing measles outbreaks across the country and there has been quite a bit of coverage in the news regarding measles these days. Liz Szabo, of
Vaccine exemptions. They’re something many parents are concerned about, and many want to be informed about. Just this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued their latest rep