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April 09, 2019 18:49 ET | Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

New York Threatens Prison for Vaccine Refusal, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

TUCSON, Ariz., April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to an order signed today by Oxiris Barbot, M.D., New York City Commissioner of Health, all persons, adults or children, who live, work, or...
March 18, 2019 11:15 ET | Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

HPV Vaccine Mandate Ill-Advised, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

TUCSON, Ariz., March 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connecticut is considering legislation to end the religious exemption for mandated vaccines and to mandate human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for...
February 26, 2019 13:21 ET | Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

Forced Vaccination Unnecessary, Violates Human Rights, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An outbreak of measles in Washington State is the latest news hook for efforts to tighten vaccine mandates and oppose efforts, as in Arizona, to...
February 15, 2016 09:35 ET | Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

Mandates for Adult Vaccination Need Exemptions for Pre-menopausal Women, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Indiana state senate has passed a bill, SB 162, that will allow hospitals to fire workers having patient contact who do not provide evidence of...
March 12, 2013 10:18 ET | Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

Nurse Tells Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons How She Was Fired for Refusing Flu Vaccine

TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A critical-care nurse who had worked at Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital (IUHGH) for 22 years tells the story of how she and coworkers were...