Anti-Vaccination Movement
California COVID Vaccine Skeptics Threaten Lawmakers During Budget Meeting
California State Assembly member Jim Cooper said the same women harassed him outside the State Capitol building using racial undertones.
Police Probe Sudden Death of Anti-Vaccine Activist
Brandy Vaughan, 45, was found dead on December 7 by her 9-year-old son in the family's California home.
Protester Says She'd Rather 'A Bullet in My Head' Than Take COVID Vaccine
Earlier this week, California brought in strict new rules in an effort to tackle the outbreak, including curfews and quarantines.
Vaccines Won't Stop the Pandemic Until 50 Million US Skeptics Embrace Them
More than four in 10 Americans say they won't get the COVID vaccine when it becomes available. Big problem: Even a highly effective vaccine won't do much to rein in the pandemic if enough people can't be persuaded to get the shot.
Houston Clinics Offering $2,000 For Those Willing to Test COVID-19 Vaccine
The Moderna vaccine seems like it could save lives, but epidemiologists worry that anti-vaccination advocates may discourage people from receiving it.
"Anti-Vax" Doctor Who Wrote 1,000 Exemptions Charged With Gross Negligence
The doctor who has issued the most vaccine exemptions in the San Diego area has been charged with gross negligence for granting an exemption to a four-year-old based on "irrelevant family medical history" and inadequate documentation.
To Stop Spread of Measles, We Must Slay the Three-Headed Anti-Vax Monster
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.
Measles Kills Over 50 Filipino Children
The number of measles cases in the Philippines jumped 500 percent in just one year. Authorities urged parents to vaccinate their children.
These Are the States With the Worst Vaccination Rates
The percentage of American children under two years of age who have received no vaccinations has quadrupled since 2001.
Anti-vax Movement Is on the Rise in These 12 States
Anti-vaccine activities appear to be more of a western phenomenon, especially in the Pacific Northwest and American Southwest.
Are You in an Anti-vax Hotspot?
"New foci of antivaccine activities are being established in major metropolitan areas, rendering select cities vulnerable," researchers reported.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Part Of A 'Highly Feminized Movement'
Researchers analyzed posts on popular anti-vaccine Facebook pages.
Is the Anti-Vaccination Movement Finally Over?
Nonmedical vaccine exemptions were on the rise up through 2013. Now they appear to have leveled off.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Refusing to Inoculate Their Animals
"It's a little different," Liff said. "My patients eat dirt. They eat poop."
Vaccine Skeptics Descend on D.C. Today
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.
AMA: Vaccines Should Be Mandatory
The American Medical Association says religious and "personal belief" exemptions from childhood vaccines are dangerous.
New Poll: Americans Want Mandatory Vaccines
Nearly 80 percent say they believe all children should be vaccinated.
Dear Anti-Vax Parents: We're Not Mad At You
You have been duped and misled, explains a doctor.
Christie, Rand Hamstring Themselves on Vaccines
Two potential presidential candidates throw in with the anti-vaccination crowd, but that may backfire.
A Look at Anti-Vaxxers' Monstrously Bad Measles Math
Did 108 people really die from measles vaccines in the past decade? No, but don't tell anti-vaxxers that.
California Measles Outbreak Jumps to 59 Cases
An outbreak that started just before Christmas has now infected dozens.
Disneyland Measles Outbreak Spreads to Four States
A rash of measles cases in Colorado, Utah and Washington State and California have been traced back to the popular theme park.