vaccine – The Connection

Editorial: vaccination requirements are a must to protect against disease

March 10, 2015

In a world where communicable diseases pose an ever-present threat, misinformation is our greatest enemy. According to an article on the website of Forbes magazine, the United States is currently in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in 20 years. Finding correct information about measles can be a difficult task, especially...

False claims against vaccinations pose a massive threat to public health

Nick Valenzuela, Staff Writer

December 10, 2014

Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion

For quite some time, there has been a belief among uneducated groups of society that vaccines cause more harm than good. Most recently, there has been controversy that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism in children given the vaccine at young ages. This bogus, completely groundless idea was spread...