Trump and GOP candidate docs debate science! Should vaccine schedule be slowed?

GOP CANDIDATES DEBATE EARLY VACCINATION Oh, goody. Donald Trump again, this time at Wednesday night’s debate among the legions of Republican Presidential candidates, repeating his long-standing declaration that childhood vaccination causes autism. A claim that–need I even say it?– has … Continue reading »

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Remembering The Pre-Vaccine Era: The Diseases of Childhood

Many of us of a certain age have vivid memories of the “diseases of childhood.” We remember missing weeks of school, sky-high fevers, spots and pox, cheeks so puffed from mumps that eating was impossible, for days. Our mothers, for … Continue reading »

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