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There are two key reasons why no-fault compensation is preferable to the regular torts system for handling claims of vaccine harms.
Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
Researchers believe that gene drives could eliminate vector-borne diseases, kill off invasive species, and combat pesticide resistance.
The study, which involved an online survey of and interviews with older adults, revealed a heterogeneity of ways of thinking about capacity.
If you want to understand our politics of abortion, you must read Mary Ziegler’s recent book, “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present.”
We should try a crowdsourced, privately-run, anonymous, voluntary, and collaborative approach to contact tracing.
By Dorit Reiss On June 13, 2019 New York repealed the religious exemption from its school immunization mandates. While the actual repeal went fast – the bill passed the Assembly health committee, the Assembly floor,…
This week, legislators in Minnesota proposed a resolution calling on Congress and the President to legislate to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, 562 U.S. 223 (2011). Similar resolutions have been proposed in other…
Like Rockland county, New York City has been combatting a large measles outbreak for several months. As of April 9, 285 people were sick with measles. 246 were children, 21 were hospitalized, and five ended…
The ban on unvaccinated kids in public spaces seems like a drastic step, but it is the culmination of extensive efforts to stem a large outbreak created by anti-vaccine misinformation.
