by ivaccinate | Feb 15, 2019 | National News
Amid a Gulf Coast cluster of measles and multiple flu-caused school closures around the state, Houston public health leaders on Wednesday sounded the alarm about the risk posed by the state’s growing numbers of parents opting not to vaccinate their children. At...
by ivaccinate | Feb 15, 2019 | National News
As more people stop vaccinating, more kids get sick. Following an announcement by La Porte ISD that an elementary student is suspected of having contracted measles, local health advocates stopped by a Houston ISD school Wednesday to urge Texas lawmakers to revisit the...
by ivaccinate | Feb 15, 2019 | National News
In the case of anti-vaxxer activity on Facebook, “going viral” can be deadly. A new investigation from The Guardian has uncovered how Facebook is a hotbed of anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories. It went inside private Facebook groups with hundreds of thousands...
by ivaccinate | Feb 15, 2019 | National News
The World Health Organization recently issued an alarm about the resurgence of measles globally as a result of immunization refusals. Teens in the U.S. are seeking ways to get vaccinations on their own, in spite of their parents’ anti-vaxxing positions. As a nurse...
by ivaccinate | Feb 15, 2019 | National News
In early October, three cases of measles were confirmed in Antanarivo, the capital of Madagascar. The highly contagious virus quickly spread across the island nation; by the next month, thousands of cases had been confirmed. The crisis only grew from there. Madagascar...
by ivaccinate | Feb 15, 2019 | National News
Rose Branigin lives in South Carolina with her husband and 9-month-old son. Just a few years ago, I was opposed to vaccines. I felt that the risks of measles were being exaggerated when periodic outbreaks would occur. I refused to get my tetanus, diphtheria and...
