Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no A Seattle mom held off on vaccinating her kids because she was concerned about their fledgling immune systems. Then she got cancer. Patricia Murphy
Lifetime flu vaccine research at UW gets big dose of funding Research on a lifetime flu vaccine just got a major boost, thanks to a 45 million dollar grant to The Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Patricia Murphy
Bill to remove MMR vaccine exemptions moves through Wash. Legislature A requirement that most school aged children be vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella is inching closer to becoming law in Washington state. A version of the bill passed the Senate last night. Patricia Murphy
Measles Outbreak 'Accelerates,' Health Officials Warn This year, the U.S. has confirmed 550 measles cases so far. A recent spike is connected to outbreaks in New York, but there are outbreaks in four other states too. Patti Neighmond
Washington Senate to vote on vaccine bill in midst of measles outbreak A Senate committee plans to vote Monday on a bill that would eliminate personal and philosophical exemptions to vaccines. Patricia Murphy
Unvaccinated Boy, 6, Spent 57 Days In The Hospital With Tetanus It was Oregon's first pediatric case in more than 30 years. "It was difficult to take care of him, to watch him suffer," says Judith Guzman-Cottrill, an infectious-disease specialist. Sasha Ingber
Injecting NPR's Vaccine Coverage With Respect — And Facts Journalists are grappling with how to include diverse perspectives, without spreading misinformation. Elizabeth Jensen
18-Year-Old Testifies About Getting Vaccinated Despite Mother's Anti-Vaccine Beliefs Ethan Lindenberger got vaccinated against the wishes of his mother. He told senators on Tuesday that anti-vaccination misinformation online "should be the primary concern of the American people." James Doubek
The Unintended Benefits Of Vaccines For decades, scientists have observed an extraordinarily positive side effect among children who received the measles vaccine. Researchers are now finding that other vaccines confer added protections. Susan Brink
How to convince parents to vaccinate their kids? This reluctance to vaccinate has shown up in two very different communities in Seattle – liberal white families and the Somali immigrant community. Kamna Shastri
