“We have just been trying to get through the pandemic as best as we can,” said Erin Kirschner, a San Diego-area resident and mother. Kirschner’s son Jonah, who is 13 years old, was diagnosed with ...

Religious exemption to a West Virginia vaccine mandate for a single child could open the floodgates to lower immunization requirements and more infections, a federal appeals court judge warned during ...

States that were leaders in childhood vaccination before the pandemic are among those losing ground as exemptions and ...

While other countries are desperate for vaccine supply, some Americans are shunning the shots because of religion. The Los Angeles Police Department has thousands of employees refusing vaccine ...

Another case focused on whether West Virginia’s religious freedoms law applies to mandatory school vaccinations could be headed to the state Supreme Court. This one involves nine families in Berkeley ...

A bill advancing in the Iowa House would end the state's requirements that children receive vaccines before they can attend ...

House lawmakers are considering a bill that would require a more clear public notice about vaccine exemptions for kids.

Nearly 25,000 children attending school or daycare skipped vaccines for religious reasons during the 2024-25 school year.