Originally submitted by Lois Rains Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) holds that parents should not be allowed to exempt their children from vaccinations: at least not without some required medical “counseling.” Their article addresses vaccine-hesitant parents and how they are not heeding scientific evidence but buying into mistrust of government, and media and celebrity hype. […]
PIDS releases position statement on immunization exemptions
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society recently issued a position statement that “opposes any legislation or regulation that would allow children to be exempted from mandatory immunizations based simply on their parents’, or in the case of adolescents, their own, secular personal beliefs.” In the statement, Christopher J. Harrison, MD, of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society […]
Goodwin ruling on vaccinations wrong, lawyer argues
By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin committed an error when he denied a mother’s right to send a child to school without vaccinations, a lawyer has told the Fourth Circuit appeals judges. Pierpont, N.Y., lawyer Patricia Finn represents Jennifer Workman, who seeks to enroll her eight-year-old daughter in […]
Vaccine sceptics protest bill requiring doctor's note to opt out
By Carol M. Ostrom, Seattle Times Health Reporter Worried by outbreaks of contagious diseases such as measles and whooping cough, public-health officials are supporting a proposal to make it more difficult for parents to avoid school-entry immunization requirements. The measure under consideration has drawn strong support in both houses of the Legislature and faced little […]
Senate adjusts religious aspect of vaccine bill
By Elise Young Parents who object to childhood immunizations for spiritual reasons would have to attest that vaccines conflict with their “bona fide” religion, under a bill released by a Senate committee Monday. Legislation supporters said New Jersey policy on vaccine exemptions would not change. The law allows parents to opt out based on a […]
