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Doctor who led Covid response for Navajo Nation in Arizona to become Maine CDC director
A doctor who led the successful Covid response in the Navajo Nation in Arizona is returning to Maine to serve as director of the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said Thursday.
Ducey swings open school doors
Declaring it's safe, Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering all schools to return to in-person and teacher-led instruction.
Abortion: The overlooked tragedy for black Americans
During February, which is Black History Month, it is a good time to look upon the triumphs and tragedies in African American history. Movies like Harriet tell of heroes of the Underground Railroad and the struggle against slavery. It is good to honor those stories. There is, however, one tragedy of the African American community that is often overlooked: the tragedy of legalized abortion.
Don’t make measles great again in Arizona
States are moving to restrict exemptions. As outbursts of measles plague our nation and others, it is strange to see Arizona work to make its children less safe, undermining what courts and public health officials have described as the gold standard for preventing infections--reduced exemptions.
Pediatrician told me ‘shut your mouth’ on vaccination question
“Shut your mouth.” That’s what a pediatrician said to me when I simply questioned where Vitamin K is mandated for my newborn baby.
Cost implications of foregoing immunizations high
I’m very concerned with the increase in the number children attending Arizona schools who are not vaccinated. But, beyond posing a threat to the community-based protection many people need, as an economist I recognize the cost implications that accompany the decision to avoid vaccines.
Governor open to requiring childhood vaccinations
Calling it a matter of public safety, Gov. Doug Ducey wants all youngsters in Arizona public schools to be vaccinated against various childhood diseases.
