vaccination

# Reprinted with permission. Dr. Singer's original article can be found here.

I've been hard on Seattle over the years.

Influenza, “the flu,” is more than a bad cold.  Seasonal outbreaks yearly cause not only tremendous misery and debility but huge numbers of hospital admissions and deaths.

Anti-vaccination advocates hold many beliefs, from the thoroughly discredited allegations of Dr. Wakefield to concerns that vaccination somehow abridges religious freedom.

Since our founding in 1978, ACSH has stood for evidence-based science and health in combination with free markets and individual liberty.

I hate bumperstickers for two reasons: (1) I do not want to know every political opinion held by the people driving in front of me on I-5; and (2) They often boil down extremely complex topics into ridiculously oversimplified mottos.

An NPR account of a teenager getting vaccinated despite his parents opposition is making the rounds in the press and on s

The public sphere is inundated with malicious messages about those who are fearful of or resistant to vaccination. Low hanging fruit that includes name-calling to overtly aggressive, vicious attacks abound (e.g.

The reason there is no universal flu vaccine is because the influenza virus constantly changes.

How can we get more parents to vaccinate their children? That is one of the questions that keep me and others in the pro-science community awake at night.