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Do vaccines make a difference if other people aren't vaccinated?
NBC News· 2025-10-14 21:12
And we know from a recent NBC News investigation that these childhood vaccination rates have dropped significantly. What if you're somebody who is getting your kid vaccinated, but you're around a whole bunch of unvaccinated people. And I asked that because among states with data on kids who get the vaccine, 67% don't have enough coverage for herd immunity.What are you supposed to do with that when you're actually getting the vaccine. Let me just break down what is herd immunity. Her immunity is kind of that ...
‘Civil war of public health’: Florida pediatrician raises alarm on elimination of mandated vaccines
MSNBC· 2025-09-04 21:00
After Florida's surgeon general said he was removing all state vaccine mandates, including those required for children to attend schools, more states are deciding to go it alone on vaccines. Officials in California, Oregon, and Washington are banding together to provide their own vaccine recommendations after Health Secretary RFK Jr. . replaced CDC's advisory panel.Eight states in the Northwest, Northeast, excuse me, are doing something similar. What's clear is that the US is headed toward two very differen ...