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January 31, 2019
Emily Atkin
America’s Epidemic of Vaccine Exemptions
New York and Washington allow parents to refuse vaccinations for non-medical reasons. Both states are experiencing major measles outbreaks. This is not a coincidence.
May 5, 2017
Eric Armstrong
The Uncertain Future of Vaccines
An interview with journalist Meredith Wadman.
January 10, 2017
Alex Shephard
The good news is that Donald Trump finally found a Democrat to partner with.
December 1, 2016
Sarah Jones
The Trump administration is shaping up to be a public health disaster.
July 1, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Christian Case for Vaccinating Children
June 1, 2015
Jerry A. Coyne
Banning Philosophical Exemptions to Vaccination While Keeping Religious Ones Makes No Sense
May 4, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
The Decline of Pseudoscience
Now that "natural" living has gone mainstream, its days are numbered
February 7, 2015
Peter Manseau
The Puritans Were America's First Anti-Vaxxers
February 6, 2015
Tony Yang
Mississippi Hasn’t Had Measles in Over Two Decades
February 4, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
If Anti-Vaxxers Want a Revolution, They Just Might Get One
February 3, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Why Voluntary Vaccines Would Never Work in America
February 3, 2015
Cristian Farias
Yes, the Government Can Make You Vaccinate Your Child
The courts agree: It's not a violation of your constitutional rights
February 2, 2015
Brian Beutler
Vaccine Skepticism Isn't a Conservative Problem, but It's a Problem for Conservatives
February 2, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Christie's Cynical Appeal to Anti-Vaxxers Is Shockingly Irresponsible
January 29, 2015
Sarah Kollmorgen
Americans Support Scientists—They Just Don't Want to Listen to Them
January 28, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Don't Blame Anti-Vaxxers for the Measles Outbreak. Blame American Culture.
September 29, 2014
Mark Oppenheimer
This Book Empathizes With Anti-Vaxxers, Who Don't Deserve Empathy
November 11, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Yes, I Got Vaccinated for Whooping Cough. I Shouldn't Need a Booster, Too.
June 10, 2008
Michelle Cottle
Wwjd About Vaccines?
November 14, 2005
Richard A. Posner
Our Incompetent Government

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