By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Wednesday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont  signed into law legislation that updates Connecticut’s immunization requirements for students attending preK-12...

California’s elimination, in 2016, of non-medical vaccine exemptions from school entry requirements was associated with an estimated increase in vaccination coverage at state and county levels,...

Some states around the nation are making moves in the legislature to make it more difficult to get a personal or religious exemption for vaccines for children entering school. New York state is one example...

Building on the AMA’s efforts to protect the public against vaccine-preventable diseases, the AMA adopted policy during its Annual meeting to expand its existing policy to actively advocate for legislation,...

I recently saw an Open letter to Vermont legislators several years ago who were considering vaccine legislation from an immunologist named Dr Tetyana Obukhanych. The letter was resurrected and published...

Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news reported across the globe: “Semenly” Harmless Back Pain: An Unusual Presentation of a Subcutaneous Abscess We report, with review...

During their final debate for the Oregon’s Governor’s seat last week, one of the topics addressed was vaccines. Democratic Incumbent Governor Kate Brown squared off with her Republican challenger,...

The administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is urging parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated for protection against life-threatening diseases this National Immunization Awareness...

In this January 2017 interview, Professor of Law at UC Hastings College of Law, Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, PhD joined me to discuss the types and issues of vaccine exemption, the role and purposes of the...

The Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr Peter Hotez is concerned about measles in his state of Texas, so much that he is raising the alarm by predicting a...