By Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, DO, AOBNMM, ABIHM When I wrote this back in 2017, middle schools across the country were trying to strong arm parents into meningitis vaccines. Sadly, that has become the norm, with…
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Oregon health officials are blaming “print your own vaccine exemption” forms for the state’s lower vaccine rates. Oregon Health Authority data claims 30,000 Oregon parents used a templated, printable vaccine exemption document they downloaded from an online educational…
Last week, health officials in a suburban New York county banned the unvaccinated from public spaces. Under the state of emergency, unvaccinated children are no longer welcome in public areas due to the threat of measles. The…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is defending the state’s vaccine exemption standards following a measles outbreak. Polis said he believes vaccinations work and are important, however, he stopped short of supporting increased vaccine exemption restrictions….
With Washington state reporting 50 cases of measles, lawmakers and pro-vaccine groups are scrambling to push for more restrictive vaccine laws. Washington allows parents to use philosophical exemptions. Many would like to allow the government to have…
Mississippi Lauderdale County School District is vowing to fight the flu through “aggressive action.” The Clarkdale campus reported three hundred eighty-three absences attributed directly to cases of flu. The entire Clarkdale campus will be sanitized, including all floors, walls, desks, chairs,…
Flu season has arrived, just as it has every year prior. But somehow, the flu is suddenly a more intense life-threatening situation than in decades past. That is to say, the news is completely unhinged in…
Minnesota officials are experiencing backlash after appointing “anti-vaccine advocates” to a state council on autism. The MN Autism Council, formed by State senator Jim Abeler, aims to address issues involving “treatment, educational options, employment opportunities, independent living,…
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a measles emergency, casting blame on unvaccinated children. State officials claim that they have 23 confirmed measles cases on file as of January 22nd. The area of concern is…
Mary Jo Perry of Mississippi Parents for Vaccine Rights (MPVR) wants parents to know that she stands behind their medical decisions, at least in cases of vaccine choice. Her organization, MPVR, continues to push hard…