Articles labeled: vaccinations

While I don’t believe parents should be forced to vaccinate their children, there has to be some sort of incentive for parents who are vaccinating their children. It is entirely unfair that parents RELY on other parents to do the right thing and create a barrier of protection for their own children. I support giving parents who vaccinate their children tax incentives.

Non-vaccinated children would probably pose a greater risk in public places like areas of transportation, where newborns could be exposed, rather than schools, however, if everybody stops vaccinating, we could have widespread disease and fatal illnesses emerge.

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (CNN) — A crowd of frustrated parents gathered on a chilly Saturday morning outside Prince George’s County Circuit Court to comply with an order from the school system to have their children vaccinated — or else.

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey, whose office began the effort, was at the courthouse to answer questions.

Judge C. Philip Nichols, who signed the letters threatening parents with jail or fines, said he felt the tactic worked.

“We got a thousand kids back in school just by sending one letter,” he said.

Nichols ordered parents to come to court Saturday to either immunize the children on the spot, or to provide proof that they already had their shots, according to The Associated Press.

It’s that time of the year again.

I’m so down with the FluMist. Needles are so pointy.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — MedImmune, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded use of FluMist(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) in children two to five years of age. FluMist is now approved for active immunization for the prevention of disease caused by influenza A and B viruses in individuals two to 49 years of age. Only one manufacturer had previously been licensed in the United States to produce influenza vaccine for children under four years of age.