{"id":272277,"date":"2025-10-02T16:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272277\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:16:09","slug":"were-answering-your-vaccine-questions-ask-us-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272277\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re answering your vaccine questions. Ask us here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Vaccines are a hot topic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The president is dispensing advice on the timing of childhood vaccines. The U.S. Health Secretary is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vaccines-autism-study-da78aea6421a1fb568c9ee1490f5681e\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vaccines-autism-study-da78aea6421a1fb568c9ee1490f5681e\">reopening debates<\/a> that had seemed closed. Federal health agencies are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/08\/27\/nx-s1-5515503\/fda-covid-vaccines-restricted\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/08\/27\/nx-s1-5515503\/fda-covid-vaccines-restricted\">changing the guidelines<\/a> for COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Texas policy is shifting, too. This year, for instance, the Legislature passed a new law making it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/05\/25\/new-bill-will-streamline-vaccine-exemptions-for-texas-schoolchildren\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/05\/25\/new-bill-will-streamline-vaccine-exemptions-for-texas-schoolchildren\/\">easier for parents to opt their children out<\/a> of school-mandated vaccines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">At the same time, public health experts are sounding the alarm about increasing vaccine hesitancy and decreasing vaccination rates. Their fears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/texas\/2025\/04\/07\/texas-measles-outbreak-could-last-12-months-experts-say-risking-us-elimination-status\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/texas\/2025\/04\/07\/texas-measles-outbreak-could-last-12-months-experts-say-risking-us-elimination-status\/\">have already played out in real life<\/a>, in Texas. A large measles outbreak gripped West Texas for the first half of 2025. Two unvaccinated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-health\/2025\/04\/06\/second-child-dies-from-measles-in-west-texas-outbreak\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-health\/2025\/04\/06\/second-child-dies-from-measles-in-west-texas-outbreak\/\">children died<\/a>. The nation\u2019s measles case count, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-health\/2025\/07\/10\/us-measles-case-count-hits-33-year-high-and-texas-outbreak-is-to-blame\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-health\/2025\/07\/10\/us-measles-case-count-hits-33-year-high-and-texas-outbreak-is-to-blame\/\">driven by the outbreak in Texas<\/a>, rose to the highest level in more than three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Business Briefing<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Become a business insider with the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The stakes are high. But with so much information \u2014 much of it conflicting \u2014 swirling around, it can be difficult to know what is true and even harder to know what to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">We want to help with that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Send us your vaccine questions, and we\u2019ll aim to give you answers from the people who know this stuff best: doctors, pharmacists, researchers and, when appropriate, policy makers and legislators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">There are some questions that might not have clear-cut answers. In those cases, we\u2019ll tell you what experts do know, as well as what they don\u2019t. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">This initiative isn\u2019t about politics. We\u2019ll address policies and policy changes that impact vaccines \u2014 such as availability and access \u2014 but we\u2019ll focus mostly on the medical facts. We will aim to do this in a way that gives you the most accurate information in a clear and digestible format. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Ask us your questions about all things vaccines. And we\u2019ll let you know what we learn as we track down the answers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vaccines are a hot topic. The president is dispensing advice on the timing of childhood vaccines. 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