Are Vaccines Safe

• A ‘good hook’: Why some people listen to anti-vaccination messages

  Anti-vaccination messages can "sow this seed of doubt" in people who aren't sure of the science backing vaccines, experts say.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2019
  
• Doctors of B.C. speak out against naturopaths making false claims about vaccinations

  Sixty-seven naturopathic doctors are under investigation for various advertising-related issues. Naturopaths who make false claims face a minimum fine of $500.

  Health

  Feb 26, 2019
  
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• U.S. teens are defying parents to get vaccines. Here are the rules in Canada

  In Canada, health legislation is regulated provincially, so the age at which you can get consent changes across the country.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2019
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• Why this mom chose not to vaccinate her kids — and why she changed her mind

  Tara Hills stopped vaccinating her children after she had doubts about safety. Right after she changed her mind, all seven of her kids caught whooping cough.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2018
• Fatwa issued against measles vaccine in Muslim-majority Indonesia

  Muslim leaders in Indonesia have issued a fatwa against the measles vaccine over an ingredient derived from pigs, although it still recommends getting the shot.

  World

  Aug 22, 2018
• Why do parents refuse vaccines? They don’t think they’re necessary anymore: study

  More parents have turned down vaccines for their kids and their top reason why is because they don’t think immunizations against measles and whooping cough are necessary.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2016
• Anti-vax mother warns others of daughter’s whooping cough ‘nightmare’

  An Australian mother says she regrets avoiding the whooping cough vaccine, telling her story as a warning to others as her infant daughter suffers through a painful and scary bout of the illness.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2016