Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 25, 2015
After 28 years of development, European regulators have given the green light to the world’s first malaria vaccine. The disease killed an estimated 584,000 people in 2013, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJun 26, 2015
The state of California has approved one of the toughest vaccination laws in the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By John K. White, CounterpunchMar 11, 2015
In the media at large, the validity of vaccines, global warming and other scientific findings are being overturned without giving thought to the politics of the sources or the bias of the audience. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 11, 2015
"Even if vaccination did cause autism, which it fucking doesn't," shouts Penn Jillette, the more verbal half of the entertainment duo Penn & Teller, "anti-vaccination would still be bullshit." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigFeb 10, 2015
Scientific evidence be damned: Some Republican presidential candidates are trying to turn the outbreak into votes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 7, 2015
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the loss of public trust in government reflected in the widespread response to the measles outbreak, the 2 million jobs added over the last three months and, as the leaders of Germany and France prepare to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the prospects for progress on Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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