January 30, 2017 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Current Health-Related Updates

Measles Hits Los Angeles, California After New Strict Vaccine Laws Passed in July of 2016

California joined Mississippi and West Virginia with the passing of Senate Bill 277 last July (2016). This bill did away with religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions, allowing only medical exemptions accepted in the school system. The bill was sparked by the 2014, measles outbreak in Disneyland that affected 159 people in the US and dozens in Mexico and Canada. […]

Herd Immunity

Vaccinating your child is the one way that you can shield them from getting some seriously harmful diseases. But did you know that when you vaccinate your child you are also helping to keep other children safe from harmful diseases? You are! And you are especially helping prevent disease in those children who are too […]

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