A Kentucky judge rejected the claims made by a teenager who sued his local health department for temporarily barring students at his school who aren't immune against chickenpox from attending classes and participating in extracurricular activities.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said he made sure all his nine children were exposed to chickenpox and caught the disease instead of giving them a vaccine.
A Kentucky student is suing his local health department after it barred students who aren't immunized against the chickenpox from attending school and canceled extracurricular activities during an outbreak that has affected 32 people.
There is a new shingles vaccine that is proving to be more effective than the previous one.
Minnesota health officials say there's an increase in the number of chickenpox cases this year.
Fewer children are getting those recommended childhood vaccines so there is really more of an opportunity for those infections to circulate
The law surrounding vaccination requirements at schools is in the spotlight after a recent Supreme Court decision.
