Dec 22, 2016 | Blog entry, Opinion Pieces
It shouldn’t be this way, but every time you turn around, our civil liberty and one of the most fundamental human rights, universally recognized throughout the world, is in danger of being stripped away here in America, the so-called “Land of the Free.” The bedrock of...
Nov 13, 2016 | Blog entry, Opinion Pieces
I had the opportunity last month, along with four other members of OFMF, to attend a Roundtable for Stakeholders “to discuss issues relating to achieving higher HPV vaccination rates in Oregon.” I even received an email stating “We are excited that you will be...
Oct 6, 2016 | Blog entry, Opinion Pieces
On August 15, 2016, the CDC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Communicable Disease, and is accepting public comments on the proposed rule until October 14, 2016. Under the proposed rule, the CDC plans to give itself the power, based on its own...
Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Oregonian 04/10/2015 By Denis Theirault SALEM — A bill that would require Oregon schools to publish their immunization rates has reinvigorated what’s been a white-hot — and sometimes ugly — legislative debate over vaccine exemptions. Senate...