Importance Parents hesitant to vaccinate their children may delay routine immunizations or
seek exemptions from state vaccine mandates. Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable …

Parental vaccine hesitancy is a growing problem affecting the health of children and the
larger population. This article describes the evolution of the vaccine hesitancy movement …

OBJECTIVE: In January 2008, an intentionally unvaccinated 7-year-old boy who was
unknowingly infected with measles returned from Switzerland, resulting in the largest …

We summarized studies describing the prevalence of, trends in, and correlates of
nonmedical exemptions from school vaccination mandates and the association of these …

Development of safe and effective vaccines is one the greatest medical triumphs. However,
despite high immunization rates in the United States, 85% of health care providers (HCPs) …

The paramyxoviruses define a diverse group of enveloped RNA viruses that includes a
number of important human and animal pathogens. Examples include human respiratory …

Scholars have examined how news media frame events, including responsibility for causing
and fixing problems, and how these frames inform public judgment. This study analyzed 281 …

Evidence-based guidelines for immunization of infants, children, adolescents, and adults
have been prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America …

Staphylococcus aureus and β-hemolytic streptococci (BHS) are the 2 main types of bacteria
causing soft-tissue infections. Historically, BHS were believed to be the primary cause of …

Background. Information on measles vaccine effectiveness (VE) is critical to help inform
policies for future global measles control goals. Methods. We reviewed results of VE studies …