Study: Americans See Vaccines as Unsafe

Almost one in 10 Americans believe vaccines for diseases including measles, mumps and rubella are not safe for healthy children, indicating a significant number of Americans have misconceptions about the danger of vaccinations.

Skepticism with vaccines crosses party and demographic lines, according to the Pew Research Center study released Monday, with about 5% of Republicans and 9% of Democrats saying vaccines are unsafe, and 11% of men and 8% of women saying the same.

The Trouble with Parents Who Refuse to Vaccinate

Interesting blog post from Andrea Johnson is the education writer for The Minot Daily News.

MINOT, N.D. -- Kids will be heading back to school next month and kids are getting back to school shots, but more parents across the state are apparently refusing to get their kids vaccinated at all. An Associated Press story today reports that 1.6 percent of public school students in North Dakota aren't vaccinated and 4.5 percent of private school students in the state aren't vaccinated.