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When “Peanuts” Went All-In on Vaccinations

Charles Schulz used his culturally monolithic comic strip to advocate for public health. But his approach had some serious shortcomings.
by Maki Naro, Matthew Francis via The Nib on September 9, 2019
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Rod of Asclepius broken into pieces.

How America Got So Sick

The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.
by Vann R. Newkirk II via The Atlantic
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on February 9, 2026
Crowd of tiny human figurines surrounding an injectable measles vaccine bottle and syringe.

Measles and the Modern History of Vaccination

Federal immunization mandates eradicated measles, but the disease’s resurgence reveals that cultural and communications challenges of public health are ongoing.
by Elena Conis via Public Health Reports on February 14, 2019 
Charles Schulz used his culturally monolithic comic strip to advocate for public health. But his approach had some serious shortcomings.

Herd Immunity

Can the social contract be protected from a measles outbreak?
by Ann Neumann via The Baffler
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on October 7, 2019
Dave Edmonston

The Measles Vaccine Came From His Body. He Went Anti-vax. Not Anymore.

As a boy, David Edmonston was the source of today’s measles vaccine. Now he regrets vaccine doubts.
by Marc Fischer via Washington Post
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on March 12, 2025

Resistance to Immunity

A review of three recent books that delve into the history and science of vaccines and immunity, and the anxieties that accompany them.
by Gavin Francis via New York Review of Books
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on May 23, 2019
Map of whooping cough and measles deaths in the US in 1883.

Late 19th-Century Maps Show Measles Mortality Before Vaccines

Explore visualizations of a disease nearly every child was expected to contract.
by Rebecca Onion via Slate
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on February 3, 2015
Still from the Brady Bunch television program showing Marcia Brady and two of her siblings.

'Brady Bunch' Episode Fuels Campaigns Against Vaccines — And Marcia's Miffed

One of TV's most famous families laughed off measles in the 1960s. The episode has resurfaced in battles over measles vaccinations today.
by Gwynne Hogan via NPR on April 28, 2019
Magazine article entitled "Don't take immunity for granted!"
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When Good Housekeeping Meant Getting Vaccinated Against Polio

The pages of 1950s lifestyle magazines offer a glimpse of a time when childhood vaccines were anything but controversial.
by Katherine Churchill via HNN on February 19, 2025
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