Teens of ‘anti-vaxxers’ can get their own vaccines, some states say

A young man who had just turned 18 showed up at the Virginia office of Drs. Sterling and Karen Ransone earlier this month and asked for the vaccines for meningitis and human papillomavirus.

It was his first opportunity to be vaccinated. As a minor, he needed permission from his parents, and they wouldn’t grant it because they didn’t think the vaccines were medically necessary. Now, as a legal adult, he could get the shots on his own.
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Trump Says Parents Must Vaccinate Children as Measles Outbreak Reaches Record Highs

Measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000.

Overall, there have been 681 measles cases across 22 states this year, according to CNN's analysis of data from state and local health departments.

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Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don't vaccinate

The state of Arizona has canceled a vaccine education program after receiving complaints from parents who don't immunize their school-age children.

The pilot online course, modeled after programs in Oregon and Michigan, was created in response to the rising number of Arizona schoolchildren skipping school-required immunizations against diseases like measles, mumps and whooping cough because of their parents' beliefs.

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Here’s why states want to make it tough to skip childhood vaccines

When Jennifer Stella’s two children were babies, she made sure they got all the usual vaccines. But when one started having seizures and the other developed eczema after they’d gotten immunizations, the Vermont woman decided her kids would no longer get shots required to attend school.

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'Unfit' mother's religious objections can't keep children from being vaccinated, court rules

Despite a mother's religious objections, a Kent County judge acted properly in ordering her children to undergo vaccinations after finding her an "unfit" mother, a state court of appeals panel said.

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• Parents, deemed unfit, lose bid to keep kids from being vaccinated

Court rules four children must have vaccines after mother objects

A family court judge has ruled that four children must be immunised after their Muslim mother refused consent because she said vaccines contained pork gelatine.


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House panel OKs bill aimed at increasing child immunizations in Utah

The third time was the charm for a bill that requires parents to learn about preventable illnesses before exempting their children from immunizations.

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With more parents choosing not to vaccinate, Utah on brink of losing 'herd immunity'

Noah Chesler was excited to go back to school.

Not many 9-year-olds are. But Noah had been gone for nearly two years — after a bone marrow transplant left his immune system too weak to fight the onslaught of infections lurking around every classroom.

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Pediatrician Mike Ginsberg's Facebook Vaccine Rant

On 2 February 2015, the Facebook page The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe published a picture of a Facebook comment attributed to a doctor identifying himself as Mike Ginsberg. The comment was offered during a then-current outbreak of measles that had been traced back to the Disney theme parks in California which had intensified an ongoing debate over vaccinations and the effects of a decline in vaccination rates:

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Social Services Minister Christian Porter slaps down anti-vaccination campaigners

SOCIAL Services Minister Christian Porter has slapped down anti-vaxxers claiming to have found a loophole in the tough “no jab, no pay” laws.

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Australian school welcoming of anti-vaccination parents suffers major chickenpox epidemic

80 pupils at the primary school in Melbourne have been hit by the infectious disease after staff asked parents to be 'tolerate' of those who did not want to vaccinate their children

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Child Protective Services paid a Texas family a visit earlier this week after learning that their home had been used to host a massive “chickenpox party.

Child Protective Services paid a Texas family a visit earlier this week after learning that their home had been used to host a massive “chickenpox party.

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Is it child abuse to refuse to vaccinate your children?

A Brisbane woman has been bombarded with messages of support and criticism after she posted a video of her son suffering from whooping cough on her Facebook page. She says she posted the video to convince people to vaccinate their children.

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