Children's Vaccines. One of the most important things you can do to safeguard your children's health is to keep them up to date on their vaccines. But parents may worry about safety and side effects of vaccines. Find out more about what vaccines your children need, and how to weigh the risks and benefits of immunization.
Word Origin and History for obtund Expand. v. c.1400, (transitive) to render dead, make dull, used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust, literally to beat against (see obtuse). Related: Obtundation; obtunded.
An unfunded mandate is a statute or regulation that requires a state or local government, or private individuals or organizations, to perform certain actions, yet provides no money for fulfilling the requirements.ome politicians complain that a large portion of a city's budget is determined by the federal government, rather than by the local government. They assert that unfunded mandates create such localized financial stress that local governments are unable to create many beneficial programs or reduce taxes for residents.