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There Is No Best Place to Get Your Flu Shot
A flu shot is a flu shot is a flu shot. So go ahead and get it — in the doctor's office, pharmacy, or wherever you happen to be.
Health & Science

Jessica Biel’s Anti-Vax Activism Won’t Age As Well As ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry’
Jessica Biel’s new role as a science-denying California mom is certainly a dramatic turn for the actress, but the regrettable role will likely go down as her worst performance yet.
Culture

The Anti-Vaccine Movement Was Never About Vaccines
The biggest crusader in the anti-vaccine movement isn't a kook, he's a man moved by heart-wrenching stories of loss. That's what makes him dangerous.
Culture

The Vaccine Fight's Frustrating Front Line
Alma Hernandez wants to help more kids in Arizona get vaccinated. Naturally, she's being called a Nazi on the internet.
Love & Money

Ethan Lindenberger is a Freaking Hero
The Ohio teen who defied his anti-vax mother in order to get inoculated spoke before congress and made it clear that science literacy can save lives.
Culture

The Radical Agenda of America's Most Popular Pediatrician
As measles outbreaks flare in states where vaccine exemptions persist, a popular California pediatrician continues to offer alternative vaccination plans despite probation.
Culture

Children of Anti-Vaxxers Are Sneaking Out To Get Shots
When their parents refuse to believe in science, smart kids with few options realize just how vulnerable they really are.
Health & Science

How Anti-Vaxxers Resurrected Measles
The disease is making a comeback thanks to deluded parents too lazy or irresponsible to do their research.
Health

When Anti-Vaxxers Need To Be Arrested
At a Portland Trail Blazers game last week the crowd was exposed to measles thanks in part to a local anti-vax community. There are laws and precedent to prosecute.
Culture

How to Recognize and Treat Measles Symptoms
The chances of a child being exposed to measles and experiencing measles symptoms are vanishingly small. Still it’s good to know measles symptoms to watch out for.
Parenting

How to Find the Table of Required Immunizations for Your Baby
The table of required immunizations is maintained by the American Academy of Pediatrics, but speaking to a doctor can help give parents guidance.
Parenting

Vaccine Madness is Triggering a National Crisis
Vaccines save millions of lives each year, but vaccine skeptics are pushing back. Here's the data behind one of the most important public health issues of our time.
Health & Science

Vaccines Are Safe. Not Listening to Your Wife Isn't.
For the last time, and we want to be very clear about this, unless otherwise indicated by a pediatrician, your vaccines are safe for your baby.
Father & Child Relationships

America's Anti-Vaccine Activists Are Nothing Special
A interest in conspiracy theories is the common denominator for most anti-vaxxers, regardless of cultural differences.
Health & Science
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