by Carolyn Hendler, JD, Published February 18, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that his office has opened an investigation into financial incentives connected to doctors administering vaccines to children. Paxton said the probe will examine pediatricians, insurers, vaccine manufacturers, and other entities that may have engaged in deceptive or unlawful conduct by failing to disclose financial incentives tied to the administration of childhood vaccines.

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     Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, Feb 17, 2026
For decades, Americans have been told that measles represents a grave and ongoing threat — and that MMR vaccination is one of the safest and most effective interventions in modern medicine. Pharma-captured mass media and public health agencies have centered almost exclusively on the minimal dangers of measles infection and ignored grieving parents whose children were injured or even killed by the shots. No proper attention has been paid to signals emerging within the federal government’s own vaccine safety database.

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     Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, Feb 14, 2026
Senator Rand Paul has introduced S.3853, a federal bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act to end the long-standing liability protections for vaccine makers.

The bill was introduced on February 11, 2026, and referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

At the time of writing, no bill text has yet been released, so the precise statutory changes remain unknown. However, based on the title and summary, the legislation appears aimed at dismantling the liability framework established under the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which shields manufacturers from civil lawsuits and routes injury claims through the failed Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).

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     by Jill Erzen, February 11, 2026
Hermione Susana became the first unvaccinated worker to testify before the Religious Liberty Commission about the cost of refusing a COVID-19 shot on religious grounds. She described losing her jobs and her home under New York’s vaccine mandates. Advocates are calling on others to come forward before the commission’s March 16 hearing.

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     by Jill Erzen, February 13, 2026
Iowa lawmakers on Thursday advanced the Iowa Medical Freedom Act to prohibit businesses, schools and government entities from requiring “medical intervention” — including vaccines and masks — as a condition of employment, services or access to facilities. The New Hampshire House on Thursday voted to remove the Hep B vaccine from the state’s list of required immunizations.

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