Learn about the impact of vaccines, state policy and immunization rates at health talk

Chihuahua—In view of the increase in cases of measles in the entity, where 1,074 infections have been confirmed between January and 11 May, the Ministry of Health intensified its vaccination campaign and applied in less than a month a total of 86,815 doses of the biological against this disease. According to official figures, as of 9 May, 178,462 doses of all biologicals have been administered, of which 43,225 correspond to the SR vaccine (saram…

Learn about the impact of vaccines, state policy and immunization rates at health talk

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What vaccine opponents get wrong about autism rates and vaccines

A recent CDC study found that one in 31 children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by age 8 in 2022. The study set off a wave of false and misleading claims about the so-called “autism epidemic” and vaccines. But a closer examination of the data reveals how some online abuse public health data to prop up false narratives.   What did the CDC study find? CDC researchers looked at ASD diagnoses among 4 and 8 year olds at 16 sites in the …