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The 2017 Mumps Outbreak Probably Isn't Related To Vaccine Refusal
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Here's Where Major Religions Actually Stand On Vaccines
West Virginia’s Senate is reviewing a bill that would allow public school students to receive religious exemptions from vaccinations. Debate over parents opting out of their children’s vaccinations have centered around the issue of “herd immunity” ― the fact that a large majority of a population must be immunized in order for that community to be protected against infectious disease. Despite what researchers have called a potential “public health crisis,” the majority of states currently offer religious exemptions. If the bill passes, West Virginia would become the 47th....
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Hepatitis Became A Hidden Epidemic In Africa
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Many Americans Don't Get Recommended Vaccines Before Travel
Americans who travel abroad often do not receive the recommended vaccines that would protect them from certain illnesses, new research suggests. One study of Americans visiting travel clinics found that more than half of those who were recommended to get a measles vaccination did not do so before traveling. Another study found that more than two dozen Americans were sickened with hepatitis A while visiting a resort town in Mexico in early 2015. Although the hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for people going to Mexico, none of the people who got sick in this recent outbreak were vaccinated before traveling. "Amer...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why Target Vaccines?
Anti-vaccination campaigners have reached the forefront of the news. When a public health issue has reached the Jimmy Kimmel show, you know that it has reached the "big time." Seth Mnookin wrote the book The Panic Virus: The True Story of the Vaccine-Autism Controversy. Both Kimmel and Mnookin mentioned Jenny McCarthy, who has been quite vocal about her concerns about vaccines. More measles outbreaks have occurred in the past year than in the past decade, with the majority occurring among unvaccinated children. Buzzfeed asked vaccine expert Kate O'Brien of the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Grandparents Have a Role in Vaccination Discussion
Grandparents have an important role in improving the public health of America. They cannot sit idly by, biting their tongues and not saying a word. They must talk with their children who have refused to vaccinate their grandchildren. Their children tend to converse with like-minded anti-vaccination parents and must be exposed to another perspective. Grandparents don't want to be overbearing; on the other hand, they want to protect their grandchildren. It's a difficult path -- one that many pediatricians grapple with. How does one retain the trust and ability to help parents when parents may not want advice, especially when...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Top-Line Questions From Moms About MMR
We all want our children to be safe and healthy. Measles is a serious and highly contagious disease, but, fortunately, we can prevent it with immunizations. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is safe and the best way to protect your child against measles and other diseases. I understand that some parents are concerned about vaccines. The evidence about the vaccine's safety and benefits is strong and consistent. There is a lot of inaccurate information circulating about the measles vaccine, so let's make sure we separate the facts from the myths. If you have any concerns or questions, talk to your child's health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Fraud Underlies Anti-Vaccine Claims
Discussions occasionally mention that the research has been "discredited," but that description is in fact a massive understatement. In 1998, a British surgeon, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, published a paper in The Lancet with 12 co-authors, reporting that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was associated with "regressive autism" and colitis in 12 children. The paper ignited and propelled anti-vaccine campaigns throughout the world. A journalist, Brian Deer, began investigating these children's medical records and found that the paper's data were largely fabricated. Of the 11 children reported as having colitis, only ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news