Tag: Vaccines

In this March 27, 2019, file photo, a woman receives a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y.

How the measles virus is infecting hundreds, after being eliminated in 2000

Cassidy Morrison · April 23, 2019 12:00 am

A pediatrician vaccinating a young girl.

Beltway Confidential

State Republicans can either tighten vaccine laws or have blood on their hands

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 17, 2019 8:53 pm

Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a shot for a vaccine administered by RN, Nicole Ives at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Anti-vax organization sues New York over measles vaccine mandate

Daniel Jativa · April 17, 2019 1:15 pm

FILE - In this March 27, 2019 file photo, signs advertising free measles vaccines and information about measles are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department, in Pomona, N.Y. A state Supreme Court judge is expected to rule Friday, April 5, on the legality of Rockland County Executive Ed Day's order, banning children from public places unless they've been vaccinated against measles, which is part of efforts to stop a measles outbreak that has infected more than 160 people since October.

NYC declares health emergency amid measles outbreak

Dominick Mastrangelo · April 9, 2019 4:47 pm

Close-up of a doctor giving a patient a vaccination.

Kentucky judge rules against unvaccinated student

Katelyn Caralle · April 3, 2019 7:39 pm

Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a shot for a vaccine administered by RN, Nicole Ives at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas on Friday, March 8, 2019.

New York county bans unvaccinated kids from public spaces amid measles outbreak

Katelyn Caralle · March 27, 2019 6:08 pm

Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a shot for a vaccine administered by RN, Nicole Ives at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas on Friday, March 8, 2019.

CDC confirms 314 cases of measles so far in 2019

Daniel Jativa · March 26, 2019 10:16 pm

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin delivers a speech.

Kentucky governor says he deliberately exposed his kids to chickenpox

Daniel Jativa · March 20, 2019 10:01 pm

Security personnel outside the National Threat Operations Center at the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Md., during a visit by President George W. Bush.

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YouTube shuts down ads on anti-vax videos

Claude Thompson · March 15, 2019 4:00 am

Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a shot for a vaccine administered by RN, Nicole Ives at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Italy bans unvaccinated children from public schools

Daniel Jativa · March 12, 2019 5:06 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, to examine vaccines, focusing on preventable disease outbreaks.

Beltway Confidential

Why mandatory vaccination is not opposed to libertarian principles

Tiana Lowe Doescher · March 5, 2019 11:04 pm

Ethan Lindenberger testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

Teen who defied mother to get vaccinated tells Congress there are not two sides to the issue

Cassidy Morrison · March 5, 2019 7:12 pm