US states have relied on vaccine mandates since the 1800s, when a smallpox vaccine offered the first successful protection against a disease that had killed millions. More than a century later, ...
Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. A new report from NBC News has raised alarms about backsliding vaccination rates across ...
Mississippi has the lowest vaccination rate in the United States, despite having historically high childhood immunization numbers, a recent ranking finds. The September ranking by WalletHub, a ...
A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. The number of Pennsylvania kindergarteners completing ...
One public health official said there are a number of factors leading to lower vaccination rates, including confusion caused by federal messaging, fears around law enforcement and immigration ...
New England is faring better than the rest of the country when it comes to measles vaccinations, but a new study from Boston Children's Hospital's finds that New Hampshire’s vaccination rate is a ...
Spartanburg County in South Carolina is ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination ...
No UW universities require students to get the measles vaccine nor do they require students share immunization records.