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Gov. Newsom ‘Inclined’ to Back Amended School Vaccine Bill

August 2, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is likely to support a bill dealing with medical exemptions of vaccines required for children to attend California schools. Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) authored SB 276, which would place government oversight on doctors who writ...

Capitol Prepares for Next Round After Vaccine Bill Modified

David Taub

June 18, 2019

The state Capitol is readying for thousands of opponents and supporters for the next hearing of a bill that would set new guidelines for how a doctor can grant medical exemptions for children receiving vaccines...

What’s Wrong With Anti-Vaxxers? They’re Just Like the Rest of Us.

The Conversation

May 23, 2019

Whenever I talk about my research on how parents come to decide to reject vaccines for their children, my explanations are met with a range of reactions, but I almost always hear the same questions. ...

Photo of a woman getting a vaccine in New York

US Measles Cases Hit Highest Mark in 25 Years

AP News

April 24, 2019

NEW YORK — Measles in the U.S. has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, closing in on 700 cases this year in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...

Vaccine Exemptions: Do Health Officials Want to Override MDs?

David Taub

April 23, 2019

Do local health officials want the responsibility for reviewing medical exemptions for required childhood immunizations? A proposed state law has put the debate over government involvement in personal health ca...

RFK Jr. Opposes Bill Reviewing Medical Exemptions for Vaccines

David Taub

April 9, 2019

Bobby Kennedy Jr. opposes a proposed California law imposing oversight over doctors who exempt children from vaccinations to attend school. The author of the bill, state Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), says...

Pan’s Bill Would Further Restrict Vaccine Exemptions for Schoolkids

David Taub

March 26, 2019

Wanting to crack down on what he calls fraudulent doctors, a California legislator introduced a bill that would take the power to approve medical exemptions away from doctors and grant it to other health professionals. Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) introd...

On the Record: Sen. Pan on Changing Vaccine Laws and When it May Happen

David Taub

February 22, 2019

Richard Pan is the state senator who launched a thousand flame wars. To those who believe vaccines are essential for keeping school children safe from disease, the Sacramento Democrat is a hero and champion....

Divisions of Labor? Reports of Heated Debate on Parks Sales Tax.

David Taub

October 2, 2018

Is there a split among city labor organizations over Measure P, the 3/8 of a cent sales tax initiative for parks that Fresno voters will decide next month? A mini-debate broke out at a recent city labor func...

Should Vaccines Be Required To Receive Welfare?

David Taub

June 25, 2018

Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) says he doesn’t want to penalize welfare recipients whose children’s immunizations aren't up to date. Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) But his proposed AB 1992 may just do just that, according to a parents’ ...

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Gov. Newsom ‘Inclined’ to Back Amended School Vaccine Bill

Capitol Prepares for Next Round After Vaccine Bill Modified

What’s Wrong With Anti-Vaxxers? They’re Just Like the Rest of Us.

US Measles Cases Hit Highest Mark in 25 Years

Vaccine Exemptions: Do Health Officials Want to Override MDs?

RFK Jr. Opposes Bill Reviewing Medical Exemptions for Vaccines

Pan’s Bill Would Further Restrict Vaccine Exemptions for Schoolkids

On the Record: Sen. Pan on Changing Vaccine Laws and When it May Happen

Divisions of Labor? Reports of Heated Debate on Parks Sales Tax.

Should Vaccines Be Required To Receive Welfare?

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