Driver narrowly misses protesters, crashes in front of Kootenai Health
A car crash narrowly missed protesters outside of Kootenai Health late Wednesday afternoon.
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Maureen McCormick not happy with anti-vaxers using 'Brady Bunch' clip
Maureen McCormick does not approve of an anti-vaccination group using her image to downplay the seriousness of measles.
New York county bans unvaccinated minors from public places
Unvaccinated people under age 18 are banned from public places in Rockland County, New York, as of midnight Wednesday, according to John Lyon, director of strategic communications for County Executive Ed Day.
Anti-vaxers attack grieving mothers online
Not long ago, a 4-year-old boy died of the flu. His mother, under doctor's orders, watched his two little brothers like a hawk, terrified they might get sick and die, too.
Facebook to target vaccine misinformation
Facebook, the world's largest social media site, will soon take aim against anti-vaxers. The company will start by lowering the ranking of groups and pages that spread misinformation about vaccinations in its News Feed and Search options, a representative said Wednesday.
Anti-vaccination conspiracy theories thrive on Amazon
Amid a growing measles outbreak in the United States, the role of powerful tech companies like YouTube and Facebook in spreading vaccine misinformation is under heavy scrutiny.
Wife of White House communications chief pushes false anti-vax claims
The wife of White House communications chief Bill Shine said Wednesday that childhood diseases such as measles "keep you healthy & fight cancer."
Officials hope to change minds amid measles outbreak
Officials in Clark County, Washington, publish a list every day of where people infected with measles have been. Among them: busy spots like Concourse D at Oregon's Portland International Airport on January 7 and the sold-out Portland Trail Blazers' home game four days later. There's also a Costco, a Trader Joe's, numerous schools, day-care centers and churches, a swimming pool and even a trampoline par
