Vaccines

The legislation would allow people injured by vaccines to sue drug manufacturers that advertise the products. Opponents cite the First Amendment and the creation of a "hidden tort tax."

Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found.

South Florida pediatricians say new federal guidance limiting which children receive certain vaccines could lower immunization rates and increase the risk of disease outbreaks, especially in a region with heavy international travel.

Federal health officials are recommending fewer childhood vaccines, although the ones jettisoned from the recommended schedule have successfully battled serious illness for years.

The data had been used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assess the quality of care provided to children in publicly funded insurance programs.

The House measure would prevent physicians from refusing to treat patients because of vaccination status and add disclosure requirements for when children get vaccinated.

As part of its Year of the Lies series, PolitiFact reports on a pediatrician who quit treating patients in person after the administration's unproved claims added chaos and safety concerns to her days.

A workshop with pediatricians, parents for and against vaccines, and state health officials will discuss the plan to halt four school-entry mandates now and the repeal of seven others later.

The measure would allow people to sue vaccine manufacturers if they are harmed by vaccines advertised in the state.

Florida’s surgeon general, spiritual healers and Trump allies push their cures in a swampy outpost of anti-government absolutism and mystical belief in and just east of Venice.

Measles is the most deadly of all childhood rash illnesses, according to the Florida Department of Health. Two children and an adult died this year in a measles outbreak in Texas.

Measles is eliminated in the U.S., but cases are popping up nationwide. Health experts worry that if people skip the vaccine, there will be more outbreaks.