Are Our children and Senior Citizens At Risk?

I was shocked and saddened when I read about the potential new vaccine policy in Florida yesterday. As a pediatrician, I’ve seen many sick children over the years, many unvaccinated and struck by diseases that could have been prevented.

I remember the five-month-old baby with high fevers for three days that came into the ER with his distraught parents. We did an array of tests that included a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to see if he had meningitis or a blood infection. The child had not…