The Shot Boosters
Vaccines are under attack in Texas, and public health experts warn we'll pay a price in more outbreaks and deaths from preventable diseases.
Vaccines
In Texas, Three More Measles Cases and Four New Anti-Vaccine Bills
“I am shocked,” said a vaccine advocate of a slew of new “scare tactic” bills filed amid an ongoing measles outbreak.
Meet the Scientist and Autism Dad Who’s Fighting the Anti-Vaccine Movement
Peter Hotez predicts deadly measles outbreaks in Texas if the growing trend of nonmedical vaccine exemptions continues.
Anti-Vaxxers are Claiming Victory After Texas Primaries. Will Their Influence Grow?
"We’re in for some rough sledding next legislative session," said a prominent vaccine advocate.
How Anti-Vaxxers are Injecting Themselves into the Texas Republican Primaries
“If we don’t do something quickly, the blood of our children will be on our hands,” said Republican Representative Jason Villalba.
How the Texas Legislature Reached a Dangerous Stalemate on Vaccines
Even as outbreaks of preventable diseases worry public health officials, anti-vaccination activists blocked legislation to address the problem.
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The Texas Miracle #20: Don’t Read the Comments
On the podcast: Dallas journo Hannah Wise stitches up the peanut gallery, the latest Ken Paxton drama and a mighty smiting of Texas cattle.
Worth a Shot
As vaccination rates drop, once-rare diseases like whooping cough and measles come roaring back.
Autism Inc.: The Discredited Science, Shady Treatments and Rising Profits Behind Alternative Autism Treatments
The road for parents with autistic children is made perilous by medical professionals willing to prescribe all sorts of treatments they say can treat, even cure, autism.