When four states between 2015 and 2021 stopped allowing parents to opt their children out of receiving routine vaccines ...

FILE: A child receives an immunization vaccine. When it comes to the future of childhood immunisations, all eyes are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his ...

Doctors say several diseases deadly to children are likely to make a resurgence. This is a KFF Health News story. Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against ...

Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and maimed ...

There are calls to remove mandates in the US - but the country faces unique barriers compared with other countries.

The nonprofit organization calls on federal leaders to withhold funds from states restricting vaccine exemptions NEWPORT BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 29, 2025 / As part of its national ...

Vaccines are a vital tool that saves millions of lives annually. Concerningly, the U.S. government wants to cut funding for a key organization that saves lives worldwide through immunization. Amid ...

Childhood vaccines developed in the 20th century have saved more than 154 million lives, according to a 2024 study led by the World Health Organization. It points to immunization as the single ...

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A recent poll by The Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) revealed that 1 in 6 American parents have delayed or skipped at least one childhood vaccine, not counting the flu and COVID-19 ...