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New poll on vaccinations: Forty-four percent of respondents said parents should be mandated to vaccinate their child, while 38% favored some parental choice. The survey also showed a generational difference in vaccination support with younger Americans more in favor of it.

The results come amid a measles outbreak in the U.S. New poll on vaccinations: Forty-four percent of respondents said parents should be mandated to vaccinate their child, while 38% favored some parental choice. The survey also showed a generational difference in vaccination support with younger Americans more in favor of it.

Two completely alternate views of the current measles and vaccine controversy.. One from WIRED on anti-vaxxers in Silicon Valley; another from TRUTHOUT on Merck itself..

WIRED magazine argues the case: How to get Silicon Valley anti-vaxxers to change their minds.. But quick the alternate argument was presented in TRUTHOUT with a piece written by ALEX JAMES, who says the dangers presented by recent revelations about MERCK are much more troubling than anti-vaxxers.

Obama Admin Grants Immunity To CDC Scientist That Fudged Vaccine Report…Whistleblower Plans To Testify Before Congress

R The Obama administration has granted whistleblower immunity to a federal government scientist that claimed he intentionally omitted information in a study that could have shown a race-based link between vaccines and childhood diseases including autism This bit of news is coming at a very interesting time in public health and American politics. The recent … Read moreObama Admin Grants Immunity To CDC Scientist That Fudged Vaccine Report…Whistleblower Plans To Testify Before Congress

VACCINE SEASON

Vaccines are suddenly becoming a campaign 2016 issue.. Rand Paul and Chris Christie both suggested that parents could choose to vaccinate. Others disagree vehemently.. Hillary Clinton stepped into the fray with a #vaccineswork Tweet.   President Obama has utilized his weekly radio address (yes they still happen) and other appearances, like his beer-swigging pre-superbowl interview, to … Read moreVACCINE SEASON

Arizona measles outbreak reaches ‘critical point’: Health officials believe the Phoenix-area woman recently diagnosed with measles may have exposed as many as 195 children to the disease at the Phoenix Children’s East Valley Center on Jan. 20 and 21. Maricopa County officials were in the process of contacting the children’s families Tuesday. A hospital official told 12 News that the woman was not an employee and it was not known why she was at the facility.

Arizona measles outbreak reaches ‘critical point’: Health officials believe the Phoenix-area woman recently diagnosed with measles may have exposed as many as 195 children to the disease at the Phoenix Children’s East Valley Center on Jan. 20 and 21. Maricopa County officials were in the process of contacting the children’s families Tuesday. A hospital official … Read moreArizona measles outbreak reaches ‘critical point’: Health officials believe the Phoenix-area woman recently diagnosed with measles may have exposed as many as 195 children to the disease at the Phoenix Children’s East Valley Center on Jan. 20 and 21. Maricopa County officials were in the process of contacting the children’s families Tuesday. A hospital official told 12 News that the woman was not an employee and it was not known why she was at the facility.

Disneyland measles outbreak: Cases not limited to the unvaccinated

The LA TIMES, As the measles outbreak that started at Disneyland grew to at least 70 cases Wednesday, much of the attention has focused on how the vast majority of patients were not vaccinated for the highly contagious disease. But some medical experts also have expressed concern about the five patients who contracted measles despite being … Read moreDisneyland measles outbreak: Cases not limited to the unvaccinated