One year since the last case of polio reported in Nigeria
Campaigning to immunize children has been paramount in the fight against the disease
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Campaigning to immunize children has been paramount in the fight against the disease
Case was not related to a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland and triggered a national debate about vaccinations
While medical exemptions will still be granted, other unvaccinated children will need to be home-schooled
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he would sign what would be one of the strictest vaccine bills in the US
Measure would drop the personal belief exemption for vaccines and require almost all schoolchildren to be immunized
Sean Kaufman, CDC member during the 2001 anthrax attacks, talks about how the mix-up in shipments happened
Personal choice is at the heart of both movements, which shun government encroachment on parental decision-making
Tara Hills' biggest fear about getting the shots was the long or short term harm it could do to her seven children
Prime Minster Tony Abbott’s ‘no jab, no pay’ policy to withhold welfare and child care benefits of up to $11,500 a year
Senate health committee approves bill to require vaccinations, eliminating exemptions for personal or religious beliefs