Jul 31 Watch 5:01 How long-lasting is promising Ebola vaccine protection? By PBS News Hour A clinical trial in Guinea found that an experimental vaccine was 75 to 100 percent effective in blocking new infections of the Ebola virus. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health about the vaccine. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 2:57 New rules may require children to be vaccinated in California By PBS News Hour California is on the verge of requiring more children to get vaccinations, even if parents disagree. Wall Street Journal reporter Caroline Porter joins Hari Sreenivasan from Los Angeles with more on the issue. Continue watching
Apr 13 Australia: If you don’t vaccinate your kids, we’ll cut your benefits By Justin Scuiletti Parents who do not vaccinate their children will lose more than $11,000 a year per child in childcare benefits, the Australian government announced today. Continue reading
Jan 29 Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public By Laura Santhanam Scientists and the public agree on very little when it comes climate change, childhood vaccine requirements and more, but both groups feel more pessimistic about the direction of science, according to a new study released today from the Pew Research… Continue reading
Aug 08 Student documentary on vaccination rates released after months of controversy By Charles Pulliam-Moore The 16-student outfit drew inspiration for the film, which they began producing over their summer break, from the health statistics from their own neighborhoods. North County, a northern section of the San Diego region, was noted for having one of… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch More Than 40 States See Widespread Flu Infection Last year, cases of influenza were at extremely low levels, but the virus has returned with a vengeance. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Julie Morita of the Chicago Health Department and Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University about the current… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Teachers and Aid Workers Murdered by Pakistan Militants Who Oppose Polio Efforts Villagers in northwest Pakistan buried five female teachers and two health workers who were gunned down by militants. Militants have opposed anti-polio efforts, accusing health workers of acting as spies for the U.S. and alleging the vaccine will make Muslim… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch To Vaccinate or Not? Two Mothers ‘Debate’ Two mothers share why they decided to have their children vaccinated for pertussis or not. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch News Wrap: Internet Giant Yahoo to Lay Off 14 Percent of Staff In other news Wednesday, Internet giant Yahoo announced that it will lay off 2,000 employees as part of a plan to redeploy resources and boost revenues. Also, a barrage of tornadoes Tuesday damaged or destroyed 650 homes in Dallas and… Continue watching
Jun 10 5 Global Health Headlines: Escaping Syria, Aids at 30, Viagra as a Weapon? By Talea Miller The NewsHour's global health beat rounds up key stories from the week. Continue reading