NEWS ARCHIVE

Immunize Texas. Protect yourself and your loved ones.

Vaccine exemptions surge in Texas
6/30/18, My San Antonio

Kids in these U.S. hot spots at higher risk because parents opt out of vaccinations
6/20/18, Washington Post

Anti-vaxx children often attend this private school organization
6/25/18, Precision Vaccinations

Texas can't let misguided vaccination fears endanger all our kids
6/15/18, Dallas News

It's unwise to avoid immunization
6/15/18, Houston Chronicle

Travis County has among highest vaccination opt-out rates
6/14/18, Austin American-Statesman

Medical groups push to increase Texas' HPV vaccination rate, one of the worst in the U.S.
6/13/18, KUT

Fulfill your duty as a student; tell the truth about vaccines
4/5/18, The Daily Texan

Texans need a cure for fake news about vaccines
3/14/18, Houston Chronicle

Disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield aims to advance his agenda in Texas election
2/26/18, The Guardian

San Antonio's flu epidemic is so bad, the city's giving shots away for free
1/30/18, San Antonio Current

Ellis County measles outbreak shows why vaccination is crucial
1/24/18, Dallas News

6 unvaccinated people infected with measles in Ellis County
1/23/18, Dallas News

Roberts: Anti-vaccination movement is fake - and dangerous - news
1/14/18, The Lufkin Daily News

Whitewright student loses battle with flu
1/3/18, KTEN

Flu hits Texas early and hard
12/21/17, Beaumont Enterprise

Sunnyvale ISD cancels classes Tuesday, Wednesday due to flu
12/11/17, CBS DFW

Editorial: Vaccinated students don't get meningitis
12/10/17, Beaumont Enterprise

Peter Hotez vs. measles and the anti-vaccination movement
12/1/17, Texas Monthly

Whooping cough case confirmed at northwest Austin high school
11/10/17, KXAN

Trick-or-treaters get handed anti-vaccine information in candy bags
11/1/17, KCEN TV

The dangerous realities of vaccination with Jinny Suh of Immunize Texas
10/17/17, Dudes & Beers Podcast

Guest View: Harvey: When to protect yourself
9/10/17, Odessa American Online

In the middle of massive flooding in Texas, antivaxers fear . . . school vaccine mandates?
9/6/17, Respectful Insolence

The health dangers from Hurricane Harvey's floods and Houston's chemical plants
9/1/17, The Washington Post

Parents often kept in dark about schools' vaccine rates
8/23/17, CBS DFW

Local doctor targeted in vaccination debate
8/21/17, KHOU.com

The Immunization Partnership
8/7/17, KHOU.com

Push Texas lawmakers on vaccines
7/23/17, El Paso Times

Vaccinations save lives
7/18/17, El Paso Times

Liberty over safety is the Texas anti-vaxxer way
7/12/17, Vice News

The long vaccine war
6/30/17, Houston Chronicle

Rising vaccine resistance and public health in Texas
6/22/17, TribTalk

How the Texas legislature reached a dangerous stalemate on vaccines
6/21/17, Texas Observer

Texas fails to act on vaccinations
6/6/17, My San Antonio

The "Too Many, Too Soon" Myth
6/1/17, The Immunization Partnership

Waco ISD mumps case highlights role of vaccinations
5/24/17, Waco Tribune-Herald

Texas foster child bill shows anti-vaxxer sentiment is gaining steam
5/13/17, Fortune

Anti-vaxxers ruin perfectly decent house bill
5/12/17, Houston Press

CDC accepts all manner of reported vaccination effects--even symptoms of the Hulk (Rep. Bill Zedler given False rating)
5/11/17, Politifact

Texas House votes to largely prohibit mandatory vaccines for children put in temporary Child Protective Services care
5/10/17, Community Impact

Why aren't more parents vaccinating their kids against HPV?
5/2/17, Houston Chronicle

Proposed bill could make vaccine exemptions easier for Texas kids to obtain
​4/26/17, San Antonio Current

Expert takes shot at Earth Day Texas' anti-vaccine presentation
4/21/17, Dallas News

Mumps outbreak in Texas reaches 23-year high
4/13/17, ABC News

People who don't vaccinate their kids are selfish
4/11/17, Cosmopolitan

Anti-vaxxer movement spurs call to post immunization stats by school
4/10/17, Houston Chronicle

Protection vs. privacy: Parents of at-risk kids urge lawmakers to release schools' immunization rates
4/6/17, Dallas News

6 things to know about the non-medical exemption bill
4/6/17, The Immunization Partnership

County health department lists 14th flu death of season
4/3/17, Carrollton Leader

Texas Rep. Sarah Davis fights the anti-vaccine movement
4/2/17, Texas Public Radio

How Austin mom Jinny Suh is taking on anti-vaxxers, President Trump and RFK Jr. in defense of inoculation
3/22/17, Austin American-Statesman

Vax Talk: Vaccines and legislation
3/20/17, Vax Talk Podcast

Texas Legislature considering 2 bills that aim to protect kids from anti-vaxxers
3/4/17, San Antonio Express-News

6 key facts about parents-right-to-know legislation
3/2/17, The Immunization Partnership

Trump energizes the anti-vaccine movement in Texas
2/20/17, The Washington Post

Pyle: HPV vaccine is about preventing cancer - nothing more
2/17/17, Houston Chronicle

How the anti-vaxxers are winning
2/8/17, The New York Times

Texas doctor sounding alarm about potential measles outbreak
1/26/17, CBS Austin

Davis: Why the debate? Vaccines do work
1/17/17, Houston Chronicle

CDC: Pregnant woman in Brownsville should be tested for Zika
12/14/16, The Brownsville Herald

Bills target high rates of Texas schoolchildren lacking vaccinations
12/7/16, Austin American-Statesman

When the next big outbreaks happen, they'll probably happen in Texas
12/2/16, Respectful Insolence

Why Texas is becoming a major antivaccine battlefield
12/1/16, Science

Keene students have suspected cases of mumps
11/30/16, Cleburne Times-Review

UT Austin breakthrough could mean better flu vaccine in future
​11/30/16, KXAN

Katy ISD vaccine exemptions on the rise
11/23/16, Community Impact

Can a two-dose HPV vaccine boost adherence and lower costs in Texas?
11/22/16, Dallas News

Immunize Texas hopes to increase transparency of vaccination exemptions in public school
11/18/16, Fox 7 Austin

Private school parents are keeping Austin weird - and unsafe - by not vaccinating their kids
11/16/16, Slate

Across Texas, growing clusters of unvaccinated children
11/15/16, The Texas Tribune

Parents are insisting on doctors who insist on vaccinations
11/12/16, The Washington Post

Growing vaccine resistance in Texas: A policy opportunity to involve doctors and protect children
11/10/16, Chron.com

Texas and its measles epidemics
10/25/16, PLOS Medicine

More men diagnosed with HPV-related cancers; vaccine highly recommended
10/17/16, KXAN

Big shots
10/4/16, Houston Chronicle

Farmer: Parents need to know schools' vaccination rates
9/20/16, Houston Chronicle

Anti-vaxxer movement endangers everyone
9/19/16, The Daily Texan

Maintenance day 517: A letter I will never send
9/7/16, Saving Scarlett

When it comes to vaccines, Bexar District Attorney LaHood is no expert
9/6/16, TribTalk

Commentary: Time for informed decision-making about vaccination
9/2/16, Austin American-Statesman

San Antonio health agency strongly disagrees with DA Nico LaHood, says vaccines do not cause autism
8/30/16, My San Antonio

How Texas allows anti-vaccine crackpots to endanger your kids
8/19/16, Dallas News

Unvaccinated children pose health risk
8/17/16, My San Antonio

Vaccine exemptions more common in affluent Houston areas
8/17/16, Houston Chronicle

Vaccination exemptions on the rise in certain Texas counties
8/16/16, Chron.com

If anti-vaxxers are allowed to avoid vaccines, shouldn't the rest of us be allowed to avoid anti-vaxxers?
8/16/16, The Skeptical OB

Unvaccinated kids on the rise
8/14/16, Houston Chronicle

It's a relief to know that vaccines exist
8/13/16, Asbury Park Press

In Austin public schools, vaccine exemption rates drawn along socioeconomic lines
8/10/16, KUT

A vaccine made my baby stop breathing. But I still believe in vaccination
8/9/16, The Washington Post

Jen Arnold is one celeb mom whose vaccine advice you might want to take
8/9/16, Sheknows.com

The truth behind common vaccine misconceptions
8/2/16, The Texas Tribune

"Conscientious" vaccine exemptions are anything but
7/27/16, The Texas Tribune

The vaccination double standard
7/25/16, Slate.com

DFW public schools have some of the state's lowest vaccination rates, and the numbers are getting worse
7/22/16, Dallas Observer

See which Texas schools have high vaccine exemption rates
7/14/16, The Texas Tribune
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Low vaccination rates gaining state wide attention in Amarillo
6/8/16, News West 9

Too many vaccination exemptions
5/1/16, My San Antonio

Growing number of Williamson Co. parents say no to vaccines
4/21/16, KXAN

Trend of no vaccines worries doctors
4/14/16, The Dallas Morning News

Reverse fall in Texas' vaccination rate
4/11/16, Austin American-Statesman
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Group takes aim at vaccination rates as study shows Texas is No. 49
​4/7/16, Austin American-Statesman

Anna Dragsbaek: Flu vaccination rates in Texas are unacceptable
3/25/16, The Dallas Morning News

Meningitis survivor urges others to get vaccinated
3/12/16, Fox 7 Austin

Suh: Solving Texas' vaccination problem
2/19/16, Houston Chronicle

​Search vaccine opt-out rates for Texas schools, districts
1/19/16, The Dallas Morning News​

Suh: Vaccinations are not a luxury: Why bad science is bad for Texas
9/17/15, Houston Chronicle

Children die because people are wrongly afraid of vaccines
​8/20/15, New York Times