US Vaccine Watchdog Effort Begins as Measles Surge Draws Alarm

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota has quietly begun to steer a national initiative to safeguard the scientific foundations of US vaccine policy — a bold move at a time of mounting political interference and an escalating measles outbreak. Funded by a $240,000 gift from Alumbra, a foundation established by Walmart Inc. heiress Christy Walton , the so-called Vaccine Integrity Project will explore how independent groups, including scientists, doctors and public health organizations, can help uphold science-based vaccine guidance if government groups are...