Can the Vaccine Wars Get Any Weirder? Father of (Unvaccinated) Boy With Leukemia Asks California School Officials to Bar Unvaccinated Students/ NY Times

The son has been treated for leukemia and is still immune-compromised, has not received the live measles vaccine, as it might be dangerous for him. So the dad wants his child protected by forcing everyone else in the school to be vaccinated, to create a safe cocoon (at least while in school) for his child….

WHO mulls reforms to repair reputation after bungling Ebola; must guard against donor fatigue/ AP, BBC, Businessweek

From the AP: GENEVA — The World Health Organization is debating how to reform itself after botching the response to the Ebola outbreak, a sluggish performance that experts say cost thousands of lives. On Sunday, WHO’s executive board planned to discuss proposals that could radically transform the United Nations health agency in response to sharp…

Why do so few European countries recommend flu shots for children?/ Eurosurveillance.org

The data below come from:  Eurosurveillance, Volume 19, Issue 16, 24 April 2014 Few European countries recommend flu shots for children, and  only 3 suggest them for all children above 6 months old, as does the US. Most countries recommend them only for elders, the group most likely to die from flu.  However, elders are…

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