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Were WA lawmakers deceived about measles last session? Part 1

January 11, 2020 / ICWA

During the 2019 Legislative Session while HB 1638 to remove the personal/philosophical exemption to Merck’s MMR vaccine was being hotly debated, were lawmakers and the public told that . . . “Households and churches were the predominant settings for transmission, associated with 36 (51%) and 18 (25%) of the 71 patients, respectively (Figure). Public exposures […]

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UPDATE: January 8, 2020: WA BOH DENIED PETITION TO ADD Gardasil

January 8, 2020: WA BOH Denied the Petition To Consider Adding Gardasil Injections To School Requirement Update to original post (below): In a unanimous decision, the WA State Board of Health voted to deny the petition to consider adding the HPV vaccine to the school required list. It is estimated that nearly a hundred concerned citizens