Topic: Vaccines

More Parents Are Opting Out of Vaccines

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A study of exemption rates by the Associated Press finds that more and more parents are skipping required vaccines for their children, often out of fear that shots do more harm than good.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 13, 2011

Bachmann Enters Jenny McCarthy Territory with Vaccine Theory

Pushes discredited theory that vaccines caused mental retardation

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By Eric Randall

Jul 18, 2011

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