US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, warned Tuesday that the agency might have to step in and override state laws allowing unvaccinated children to attend public schools. This would be a major move considering nearly every state grants religious exemptions and 17 states allow philosophical exemptions. “Some states are engaging in such wide exemptions that they’re... 

An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that every person be vaccinated for the seasonal flu yearly, except in a few cases where the vaccine is known to be unsafe. “Now no one should say ‘Should I or shouldn’t I?’” said CDC flu specialist Anthony Fiore. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 11-0 with one abstention to...