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"In America: Remember" a memorial for Americans who died due to COVID-19 in Washington

Health May 11

How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths

By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Ian Couzens

Science Apr 05

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Will the coronavirus change how skeptics think about science?

Scientists, scholars and medical professionals say false and misleading information and a lack of preparedness for the coronavirus has made a bad situation worse. But does the world's lack of preparation for the outbreak have a silver lining? Naomi Oreskes,…

Science Jun 18

Sixth grader Ginger Taylor shows proof of Immunization against the measles in 1989. Photo By Glen Martin/The Denver Post via Getty Images
How bad is the measles comeback? Here’s 70 years of data

PBS NewsHour breaks down the U.S. fall and rise of the measles in 3 charts.

By Nsikan Akpan, Vanessa Dennis

Science Jun 17

A new study reminds us of how much vaccine effectiveness hinges on one thing: our personal genetics. Photo by Viacheslav Iakobchuk/via Adobe Stock
The key to better childhood vaccines might be in our DNA

A new study reminds us of how much vaccine effectiveness hinges on one thing: our personal genetics.

By Nsikan Akpan

Health May 28

A measles vaccine is seen at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles in 2015. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Thousands of unvaccinated kindergartners allowed to enroll without waivers

Unvaccinated or undervaccinated kindergartners in at least 10 states were allowed to enroll provisionally for the last school year, without any formal exemption.

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Apr 10

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Amid measles outbreak, NYC health officials strive to promote vaccination, dispel myths

The U.S. is battling one of the largest outbreaks of measles in decades, with 465 cases confirmed nationwide and 78 new cases in the last week alone. New York City alone has 285 confirmed cases since last fall. Dr. Oxiris…

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Apr 05

How social media is trying to contain misinformation over vaccines

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

In social media's battle against misinformation, bogus claims about the dangers of vaccines are the next target.

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Mar 08

An unvaccinated Oregon boy almost died of tetanus, CDC says

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

The 2017 case is the first case of pediatric tetanus in Oregon in more than 30 years and alarmed infectious disease experts who said tetanus is almost unheard of in the U.S. since widespread immunization began in the 1940s.

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Mar 05

WATCH: Teen shares why he defied mother’s anti-vaccination ideas

By Joshua Barajas

An Ohio teen who said he went his entire life without numerous vaccines testified before Congress on the dangers of misinformation and ideas that fuel the anti-vaxxer movement and put many young people at risk.

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