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US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its...
Pregnant people can get a shot to protect babies from RSV, but some hit hurdles
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMegan Costello holds her infant son Fintan Cummins. Costello was eager to get the RSV vaccine when...
The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOrange County Health Department Orlando Florida Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Cases of...
Children's medication shortage causes drug stores to limit purchases
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA nationwide shortage of cold, flu and fever medicines for children is causing some drug store...
Measles cases are sweeping the nation. Even a few cases can be an extreme drain on the public
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMeasles Mumps Rubella MMR Vaccine Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images This week, a team...
Infant vaccines are safe and don't cause SIDS (or non-existent VIDS) | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe claim: Vaccines cause SIDS, which should be called VIDS A Dec. 12 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a sketch of a woman cradling a baby. "Healthy babies don't just die, ...
Routine infant vaccines may reduce likelihood of SIDS; they don't increase it | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe claim: SIDS ‘disappeared’ in Japan due to vaccination changes; 98% of SIDS deaths within 10 days of vaccination. A May 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of ...
Vaccine link to autism disproven by multiple studies | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe claim: Mercury in childhood vaccines causes autism An Oct. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a woman speaking about the purported risks of vaccines. “It's time ...
Vaccine inserts list reported SIDS cases, it doesn't prove connection to DTaP | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe claim: Insert in a DTaP vaccine package proves it causes SIDS A Sept. 6 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes an image of the insert from the packaging of a diphtheria, tetanus ...
Demand outstrips supply for some doses of new shot that protects babies against RSV
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the latest headache for parents hunting for a new shot to protect babies against respiratory...