Anti-vaccination

Anti-vax and vaccine hesitant communities have launched powerful narrative appeals to counter scientific fact—and it doesn't take much for them to put us all at risk.

The anti-vaccine lobby has only grown more powerful as measles spreads across the U.S. Unless congressional action is taken, other vaccine-preventable diseases are likely to rise.

Anti-vax parents are undermining the public good, hurting other people and also costing the economy millions of dollars.

As in the U.S., Europe has witnessed measles outbreaks following the increased influence of the anti-vax movement.

A rise in instances of measles outbreaks has been associated with the so-called "anti-vax" movement.

Shine repeated her claim that measles keep people healthy and can fight cancer.

"Bring back our #ChildhoodDiseases they keep you healthy [and] fight cancer," she wrote on Twitter.

Iowa's Senate approved a bill that would allow vaccination exemptions for philosophical beliefs.

Sears is an outspoken critic of mandatory vaccinations.

"New foci of antivaccine activities are being established in major metropolitan areas, rendering select cities vulnerable," researchers reported.

News reports have implicated YouTube in the spread of fake news and extremism, often due to conspiracy videos touting false information.

Researchers found that whether or not a person believes in conspiracy theories could account for up to a quarter of their attitude toward vaccines.

James Horne, the child's father, had the shots administered on Monday, when he had custody.

The infants missed out on the first dose of a combined vaccine against three possibly fatal diseases.

An outbreak of measles is spreading across Italy and other parts of Europe.

Vaccine skeptics gathered in Washington, D.C., today with accusations of a government-led cover-up of data linking childhood immunizations to autism. The protest culminated in a talk by outspoken anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Tribeca Film Festival creator agreed to pull a controversial film about vaccines and autism.

The actor says he's not anti-vaccination but that he sees the film as an "opportunity for a conversation around the issue."

"Herd immunity" still isn't statistically achievable in small pockets of the country, according to a new report from the CDC.