Treated with cucumbers, intimidated and punished: what is it like to grow up in a family of anti-vaccines?

Meredith's mother forbade her daughter to be vaccinated when she was a child. Years later, it turned into a serious illness. New Zealand-born Meredith (fictitious name) told the BBC her story of living in an anti-vaccine family. This is the name of members of a social movement that disputes the benefits and safety of vaccinations ...

Vaccinations against other diseases give immunity from COVID-19: a list

As U.S. leaders work to control the spread of the coronavirus, researchers around the world are working to unravel the mysteries that remain around the infection. KSL writes about it. One of these mysteries is why the disease can be so different in different people. One expert ...

Measles vaccine may be immune to COVID-19

In 2019, with a measles outbreak in the Pacific nation of Samoa, doctors visited almost every home to vaccinate residents. Almost 90% of the population was vaccinated against mumps, measles and rubella, everyone was vaccinated: children and adults. And when a pandemic began in the world, in ...

Coronavirus and vaccination against tuberculosis: does it really provide immunity

At the end of March, when the COVID-19 epidemic spread throughout the world, and the number of confirmed cases began to be measured in hundreds of thousands, many drew attention to the characteristic coincidence, according to the BBC. In different states, the disease spreads at different rates. And for some reason, coronavirus infection (in any ...

A doctor from Chicago committed suicide, admitting that for years he had faked data on vaccinations for children

A cryptic suicide note from an Illinois pediatrician has raised troubling questions about the veracity of childhood vaccination records in Chicago, where he worked for years, Yahoo writes. The doctor did not vaccinate children for many years, formally noting the fact of vaccination in medical records. Doctor Ven Koinis ...

Danger for children: doctors in the US are sounding the alarm because of the flu virus this year

This year, the flu outbreak in the United States will not be as dangerous - due to the predominance of the B virus strain. But it is this virus that is much more likely to infect children and adolescents, rather than adults and the elderly. This was stated by an infectious disease specialist...

What vaccinations does the US Citizenship and Immigration Service require?

Here's some basic information on the general vaccination requirements for immigrants (including those needing a change in residence status), as well as the assessment given by a civil surgeon to determine eligibility for vaccination. Pay ...

How to talk with anti-vaccines: advice from a teenager who has been vaccinated against his mother’s will

Ethan Lindenberger is an 18-year-old schoolboy from Norwalk, Ohio, USA. Growing up in an anti-vaccine family, Ethan went to vaccinate against his mother's wishes after his eighteenth birthday. About vaccinations, the mood of parents and how teenagers are vaccinated, if the family is against, he ...

What vaccinations are recommended for residents of the United States before traveling to post-Soviet countries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States writes recommendations on their website for tourists who intend to travel abroad. A fairly extensive list of necessary vaccinations can help you avoid troubles during the holidays in post-Soviet countries. Russia Make sure that ...

Ohio teen waited for 18 anniversary and made vaccinations against the will of parents

“God knows how I’m still alive”: A young man from Norwalk, Ohio, waited 18 to get the vaccines he needed against the will of his parents, who had been opposed to vaccinations all his life, believing it caused autism. A measles outbreak in the United States prompted a young man ...

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