Could employers and states mandate COVID-19 vaccinations? Here's what the courts have ruled

For a COVID-19 vaccine to stop the pandemic, a large percentage of the population will have to get vaccinated. A law professor explains how far government and employer vaccine mandates can legally go.

Debbie Kaminer, Law Professor, Baruch College, CUNY • conversation
July 21, 2020 • ~8 min

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations? Here's what states and employers can legally require

For a COVID-19 vaccine to stop the pandemic, a large percentage of the population will have to get vaccinated. A law professor explains how far government and employer vaccine mandates can legally go.

Debbie Kaminer, Law Professor, Baruch College, CUNY • conversation
July 21, 2020 • ~8 min

Past measles outbreaks show pandemics spread via small towns

40 years of measles data could help us now as we face the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.

Sam Sholtis-Penn State • futurity
April 27, 2020 • ~8 min

Study suggests how measles wipes out body’s immune memory

A new Harvard study shows measles wipes out 11 percent to 73 percent of antibodies against an array of viruses and bacteria, depleting a child’s previous immunity, which underscores the importance of measles vaccination.

Stephanie Dutchen • harvard
Oct. 31, 2019 • ~12 min

Harvard’s Barry Bloom and Juliette Kayyem discuss measles outbreak

Harvard public health and public safety experts recommended public education, elimination of nonmedical vaccination exemptions for schoolkids, and potentially more severe penalties as a way to get parents to comply with measles vaccination guidelines.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 11, 2019 • ~24 min

Is a measles outbreak likely in your county? Check the map

Check an interactive map to see if your county is one of the top 25 most likely to face a measles outbreak in 2019.

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 10, 2019 • ~4 min

Are measles vaccines a ‘religious obligation’?

"I would argue, and most rabbis would argue, that it's not only acceptable to get the MMR vaccine, but a religious obligation..."

Boston University • futurity
May 8, 2019 • ~6 min

This is the worst measles outbreak in 20 years

"In one sense, the ability to stop measles by vaccinating children is quite simple. But in practice, it can be more challenging."

Saralyn Cruickshank-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 30, 2019 • ~7 min

Expert calls measles vaccine ‘very, very, very safe’

"Measles vaccine is a very safe vaccine, and measles is not a benign disease."

Kara Manke • futurity
March 11, 2019 • ~2 min

What are the laws around vaccines and kids’ rights?

As the measles outbreak continues, an expert in law around children explains the laws around vaccination.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 14, 2019 • ~1 min

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