The Risks of Not Vaccinating
Across the country and around the world, children are getting sick and dying from preventable diseases—in part because some parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children. Alison Singer,...
View ArticleVaccines and Herd Immunity, An Explainer
Measles was eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, but there are at least 102 reported cases of the disease this year. As the measles outbreak that started in Southern California continues to spread, Stephen...
View ArticleGovernor Christie's London Mauling
Just last Friday, Chris Christie was basking in some very welcome news. Mitt Romney was not going to pursue another presidential run. That night, the governor had dinner with Romney and then he was off...
View ArticleThe Politics of Vaccines
Potential 2016 candidates are weighing in on the measles outbreak and on whether vaccinations should be mandatory. We'll check in on what the pack has said about vaccinating their own children, what...
View ArticleSen. Menendez Indicted; Childless, Not By Choice; Chris Messina
NYC's paid sick leave law went into effect one year ago today. Julie Menin, the commissioner of New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs, discusses how it's working. Plus: Sen. Menendez is...
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Polio strain found in India two years after virus declared eradicated
A medical worker administers polio drops to an infant at a hospital in Agartala, India. A weak strain of polio was found in sewage water in Hyderabad. Photo by REUTERS/Jayanta DeyTwo years after the...
View ArticleJill Stein's Green Party Run
There are more than two choices for president this election. Jill Stein, the Green Party's candidate, argues that neither of the two major party candidates have the right mix of ideas to save both your...
View ArticleThe Science Behind Ignoring the Science
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, and Jack Gorman, MD, psychiatrist and CEO and chief scientific officer of Franklin Behavioral Health Consultants, father-and-daughter coauthors of Denying to the Grave: Why We...
View ArticleLessons from New York's Largest Measles Outbreak in Decades
In 2013, an Orthodox Jewish teenager returning from London brought home an unenviable souvenir: the almost extinct measles virus.The virus spread quickly through two of the city's tightly knit Orthodox...
View ArticleMeasles Breaks Out in New York and New Jersey
Public health officials are scrambling to contain measles outbreaks in at least three areas of New York and New Jersey.The largest outbreak has occurred in Rockland County, New York, where 53 cases...
View ArticleAmid Measles Outbreak, Facebook Makes it Easy for the Anti-Vaccine Movement...
Measles is making a comeback around the world. And here in the US, the disease, once thought to be on the verge of eradication, is on the rise in communities where vaccination rates are low.The World...
View ArticleRockland County Measles Ban Goes Into Effect
A ban prohibiting unvaccinated children from public places in Rockland County — considered the first of its kind in the nation — has gone into effect, spurring scattered resistance.For the next 30...
View ArticleVaccine Rate Decrease, Mind-Body Music. May 29, 2020, Part 1
One unintended consequence of families sheltering at home is that children’s vaccination rates have gone way down. In New York City, for example, vaccine doses for kids older than two dropped by more...
View ArticleThe Cold COVID Winter Stretch
With the holidays behind us, and months of cold weather still ahead of us, Leana Wen, M.D., emergency physician, professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington...
View Article#AskTheMayor: City Budget; Vaccine Bureaucracy; More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
View ArticleNew Research Suggests COVID-19 Variants Could Bypass Immune Defenses
Coronavirus variants, like those found in the United Kingdom and South Africa, are ushering in a new stage of the pandemic, even as health officials around the world are racing to get people...
View ArticleOperation Warp Speed and the Chaotic Vaccine Rollout
Caroline Chen, health care reporter for ProPublica, discusses her reporting on the chaotic vaccine rollout and explains what's happening on the ground.
View ArticleCan Bosses Require Employees to Get Vaccinated?
Dorit Reiss, law professor at the University of California Hastings College of the Law who specializes in vaccine law policy, talks about whether employers can legally mandate their employees to get...
View ArticleCongressman Espaillat; State Senator Salazar; GameStop; In-Person in New...
On today's show:U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) talks about his district's experience with COVID-19 and vaccinations, plus the new administration's priorities and Congress.New York...
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