Click here to visit the new home of ParentDish!

Hot on HuffPost Parents:

 

vaccinations 

Vaccine Exemptions for Religious Reasons May Face Stricter Guidelines in N.J.

by Honey Berk, Posted Mar 16th 2011 3:30PM

Watch A Related Video to This Article
New Jersey laws may be getting stricter with regard to religious exemption from required vaccines. Credit: Getty With the autism-vaccine connection disproved last year, you would think fewer ...Religious vaccine exemptions may face stricter guidelines in New Jersey.
4 COMMENTS

Childhood Vaccines May Reduce the Risk of Cancer, Study Says

by Tom Henderson, Posted Feb 3rd 2011 1:30PM

Study shows the hepatitis B vaccine may reduce the risk of kids getting one form of leukemia. Credit: Getty Childhood vaccines actually prevent (wait for it, wait for it) childhood diseases. Wow. Who woulda thunk it? Certainly ...Contrary to hysterical belief, childhood vaccines prove to be a good thing.
4 COMMENTS

AAP Announces New Immunization Guidelines for Kids, Teens

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 1st 2011 12:01AM

This year's immunization guidelines cover a range of conditions such as influenza, pertussis and genital warts. Credit: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released the recommended childhood ...Among the new guidelines is a recommendation that adolescents get a booster dose of meningococcal vaccine.
0 COMMENTS

Doctor Who Linked Autism to Vaccines Accused of 'Deliberate Fraud'

by Honey Berk, Posted Jan 6th 2011 3:15PM

With the retraction of the MMR-autism study, there is no scientific evidence linking the two. Credit: Getty If you're one of the increasing number of parents who cite "conscientious objection" to have the measles, mumps, rubella ...A new report shows link between vaccines and autism was actually an elaborate hoax.
11 COMMENTS

Do You Vaccinate Your Children?

by Brett Singer, Posted Dec 6th 2010 9:38AM

Do you vaccinate your kids? Credit: Getty Images
December 6 is Family Vaccination Day, which is part of the fourth annual National Influenza Vaccination Week. The focus here is on the flu vaccine, but of course there are many other shots out ...Do you vaccinate your children against the flu and other diseases?
6 COMMENTS

Did Your Kids Get a Flu Shot?

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 9th 2010 10:40AM

We know they hate needles, but will you get your kids the flu shot? Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
We haven't heard much about H1N1, aka swine flu, this season. But it's still out there, as is the good old regular flu virus.
...
2 COMMENTS

Vaccination Rates Remain High for Young Children

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Sep 17th 2010 6:00PM

Credit: Getty Images
The vast majority of young children in the United States continue to receive routine vaccines, a new report says. Immunization rates for children between the ages of 19 and 35 months remained at or higher than 90 percent ...The vast majority of young children in the United States continue to receive routine vaccines, a new report says.
6 COMMENTS

Kids, Adults Should Get Flu Vaccine, American Lung Association Urges

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 7th 2010 9:00AM

Kids are the Typhoid Marys of flu season, experts say. Credit: Zaldylmg, Flickr
The summer breezes are still teasing us, even as our kids board their buses for the first weeks of school, but it won't be long before the 2010-2011 flu season is ...
55 COMMENTS

Majority of Parents Vaccinate Children, Despite Fears of Autism

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Mar 1st 2010 4:43PM

Their children's tears aren't the only reason parents hate getting their kids vaccinated. While the vast majority of parents believe vaccines prevent their children from getting sick, many still harbor doubts as to their safety, according to a study ...
0 COMMENTS

New Program Gives Students Vaccinations at School

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Feb 3rd 2010 3:00PM

Henry Middle School student Jorge Aldana winces as Denver Health clinical project manager RN Kelly Busch gives him a shot. Credit: Joe Amon, The Denver Post First it was homework, then it was tests and now it's shots. Just one more reasons kids ...
2 COMMENTS

Discuss Vaccination Concerns with a Doctor

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Jan 31st 2010 12:00PM

Speak with a doctor if you have vaccination concerns. Credit: ad-vantage, Flickr
Our immune system fights off bacteria or viruses daily.
According to "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vaccinations," a "vaccine contains a disease-causing virus, ...
1 COMMENTS

Refusing Vaccinations Puts Other Kids At Risk, Experts Say

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jan 18th 2010 9:00AM

Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children may be putting other kids at risk by weakening what experts call "herd immunity." The trend of delaying or refusing vaccinations lets infectious childhood diseases that were previously considered ...
8 COMMENTS

Parents Struggle to Find Inoculated Nannies

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:23PM

Could getting flu shots give nannies an edge in the job market? Credit: Corbis
"Extensive references available. Oh, and I've had all my shots." Now that's what potential employers like to see in a nanny. The Los Angeles Times reports that ...
10 COMMENTS

Court Rules West Virginia Mom Must Vaccinate Her Child

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 23rd 2009 1:00PM

Some parents worry about vaccinating their children. Credit: jupiterimages
Opponents of vaccines lost a court battle this month, as a federal judge ruled that a West Virginia mom must immunize her child. Jennifer Workman of Mingo County, ...
13 COMMENTS

Flu shots - required or optional?

by Amy Hatch, Posted Nov 12th 2008 4:00PM

Influenza vaccine is designed to fight the three main strains of disease that researchers believe will circulate in any given flu season, but that doesn't mean you are guaranteed to evade the illness if you get a flu shot. It's the time of year ...
20 COMMENTS

FollowUs

Flickr RSS

TheTalkies

More Recent Questions: