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Guest AuthorNovember 20, 2018

A chickenpox outbreak in North Carolina highlights the need for parents of young children to take a close look at vaccine science. The outbreak also presents an opportunity for the public to try understanding why a parent like me, who has an adult child with autism, would ever question whether a link existed between vaccines […]

Staff ReportsAugust 16, 2018

Health officials are urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles after three cases of the disease were reported in a Florida county, among more than 100 cases throughout the U.S. this year. Federal officials declared the contagious virus had been eliminated in the U.S. in 2000; however, infections periodically occur nationwide, […]

Associated PressOctober 3, 2016

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More federal money finally is available to fight the Zika virus even as the news worsens: Babies who at first seem to have escaped its devastating hallmark defect — an abnormally small head at birth — might not be out of the woods after all. Brazilian doctors have counted a small number of babies who at birth […]

Larry GriffinAugust 1, 2016

In the wake of the first four locally transmitted Zika virus cases in the U.S. last week, all in Florida, Congressman John Mica penned a letter to President Barack Obama requesting Obama use all the available and unspent funding to fight the virus. Saying Zika is a “growing threat” to the community, Mica requested Obama immediately utilize the $589 […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016

Jupiter Democratic Representative and U.S. Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy has introduced the Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health (SMASH) Act that would provide resources to state and local governments to help fight the spread of the Zika virus. The bill reauthorizes a lapsed 2003 mosquito-control program and provides $130 million each year for mosquito […]

Guest AuthorMay 25, 2016

Part of my job at Sachs Media Group is running data experiments that nobody has asked us to run, for the simple pleasure of satisfying curiosity and the attempt to better understand what kinds of things matter to people. Our themes generally relate back to the space of communications or politics. For example: does reading […]

Phil AmmannJuly 1, 2015

Floridians can now get more vaccines at local pharmacies, thanks to a new state law starting Wednesday. Signed by Gov. Rick Scott on June 10, House Bill 279 makes new vaccines available to patients at pharmacies, instead of only at doctors’ offices. The new products join influenza and shingles vaccines, which were already available at […]

Tag: vaccine

Julie Delegal: Anti-vaxxers need empathy, education … not ridicule

Florida urges vaccinations after 3 measles cases reported

After Zika, critical to monitor babies’ health — but how long?

John Mica writes to Barack Obama requesting he utilize all available funds to fight Zika

Patrick Murphy introduces bill to provide resources to local governments to fight the spread of Zika

Meme-ification of reason (and politics) – an experiment

New Florida law expands list of vaccinations available at local pharmacies