Futurity

What are the laws around vaccines and kids’ rights?

As the measles outbreak continues, an expert in laws related to children explains the laws around vaccination.
student getting vaccine

The measles outbreak in the US continues to grow, with more than 100 cases reported across the country—most involving young children who have not received immunizations.

Here, Michael Wald, a professor at the Stanford University Law School and an expert on legal policy related to children, discusses the legal rights of children to receive vaccinations and how the law varies from state to state:

The post What are the laws around vaccines and kids’ rights? appeared first on Futurity.

More from Futurity

Futurity3 min read
Does Your Dog Have ‘Rage Syndrome’?
Dog aggression can be unsettling, stressful, and even dangerous, not only for the dog but also for other pets, family members, and strangers. Because some forms of aggression are rare and unexpected, such as rage syndrome, Lori Teller, a clinical pro
Futurity4 min read
How Plants Shape Earth’s Climate
Plants are not simply victims of circumstances, but have helped to shape climate conditions on Earth, researchers report. Over the course of hundreds of millions of years, Earth has lived through a series of climatic shifts, shaping the planet as we
Futurity3 min readChemistry
Bacteria Could Replace Fossil Fuels For Making Valuable Chemicals
Researchers have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels. To produce various che

Related Books & Audiobooks