Autism is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and
behavioral challenges. A report published in 1998, but subsequently retracted by the …

Globally, infant and childhood vaccine uptake rates are not high enough to control vaccine
preventable diseases, with outbreaks occurring even in high-income countries. This has led …

Although rates of vaccination have increased worldwide, the rise in nonmedical exemptions
for vaccination may have caused a resurgence of childhood vaccine-preventable diseases …

METHODS: At the state level, we analyzed the magnitude and composition of the population
of kindergarteners not up-to-date on vaccinations before and after the implementation of …

ABSTRACT Introduction: In the United States, high childhood vaccination coverage has
reduced the morbidity and mortality due to vaccine-preventable diseases. The success of …

Infectious disease outbreaks highlight the importance of trust in public health authorities to
avoid fear and improve adherence to recommendations. There is currently no established …

OBJECTIVES: In 2015, California passed Senate Bill 227 (SB277), eliminating nonmedical
vaccine exemptions for school entry. Our objective for this study was to describe the …

Background Vaccination coverage among children entering kindergarten in the United
States is high, but interstate variations exist. The relationship between state immunization …

Median vaccination coverage was 94.0% for 2 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella
vaccine; 94.5% for the state-required number of doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular …

OBJECTIVES Areas of increased school-entry vaccination exemptions play a key role in
epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. California eliminated …