Vax and Vaccine: Two Words That Divided a Nation

Vax and Vaccine: Two Words That Divided a Nation

Vax. For 2021, the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year was vax. Merriam Webster’s word of the year was vaccine. Still, the long and short of it is that no matter how many times we have said it, heard it and read it, for millions of Americans it’s not...

Religious Groups Oppose Mandatory HPV Vaccination

Christian conservatives are leading criticism of a Feb. 3 executive order by Texas Gov. Rick Perry requiring sixth-grade schoolgirls to get vaccinated for a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. Although health officials say a vaccine against human...