Read the Healthcare bill

The Health care bill being debated by members of the House of Representatives is available here.

There is a lot of misinformation floating around about it. Now you can read it for yourself. Save a copy on your desktop and use the search function of your PDF reader to find words that matter to you.

Answers about Vaccines

There are many reasons for vaccinating, the most important of which is to prevent disease. Some of the diseases previously held at bay by immunization programs are coming back into developed nations. Click the link above for further explanation.

Read more about vaccine safety at the CDC website, including recommended schedules for receiving vaccinations.

To follow outbreaks, see ProMED_mail on Twitter, they link to news alerts and articles. Current alerts include Measles in New Zealand. Previous outbreaks have included Measles in the UK and U.S., H1N1 influenza, and plague (yersinia pestis).