Son of an anti-vaccine, this measles survivor has a message for you
After surviving measles, a young American whose parents decided not to vaccinate him wants to tell his story to alert the public to the fact that there’s nothing trivial about this disease… and that he’s lucky to be alive to talk about it. Joshua Nerius, 30, is an IT product manager in Chicago. Three years […]
Beware of measles in France and Italy
Canadians and Americans traveling in Europe, particularly France and Italy, need to make sure they are up to date with their measles vaccination, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Babies from six months to one year of age should be vaccinated early, and travel before six months should be delayed […]
Newfoundland: Facebook closes anti-vaccination page using image of dead girl
The mother of a Newfoundland and Labrador child says she is relieved that Facebook has deactivated a page using images of her deceased daughter to promote an anti-vaccination campaign. Holly Denine recently came across a Facebook page posting a photo of her daughter, Nevaeh Denine, with text that falsely claimed her death was vaccine-related. Diagnosed […]