Anna C. Dragsbaek is a public health attorney and the president and CEO of The Immunization Partnership, a Houston-based organization working to eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases.
Here’s something Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood and I have in common: Neither one of us is the person you should consult for medical advice for your children.
Let's be clear: There is nothing conscientious about rejecting vaccines for non-medical reasons.
While a vaccine against Zika might be years away, we have the ability to protect Texas from dangerous diseases right now. The Governor’s Task Force should consider expanding its priorities to include vaccine-preventable diseases and addressing non-medical exemptions.
Get a flu shot today. Do it for Texas’ kids, and do it for yourself.
Falling vaccination rates have made the resurgence of preventable diseases inevitable. But as a measles outbreak grows, we can take steps to protect ourselves and our children.
Even now that an Ebola case has been confirmed in Dallas, the chances of the disease spreading in the U.S. are slim. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried about infectious diseases, some of which present a far more menacing threat than Ebola.
Many Texans have expressed concern about the possible spread of disease from the flood of immigrant children into our state. Here's the truth: These diseases are serious, but they're not new to Texas.
