As a practicing pediatrician and president of the Sangamon County Medical Society, I have serious concern about the Aug. 10 executive order targeting routine childhood vaccinations. I addressed vaccine policy in March 2025, and the evidence remains unchanged: vaccines are among the most thoroughly studied and safety‑monitored interventions in medicine. They protect the vaccinated child […]
Dr. Shreepada Tripathy
Dr. Shreepada Tripathy is president of the Sangamon County Medical Society and an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at SIU School of Medicine.
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Commit to vaccines
As president of the Sangamon County Medical Society, I feel compelled to address a tragic and entirely preventable loss in our country: the recent death of a child from measles in Texas. Our medical society, which is composed of physicians across all specialties, is dedicated to the health and well-being of the individuals not only […]
