By Christine Vara Amid a serious pertussis epidemic in the state of California, an investigative think tank called the Watchdog Institute recently reported that vaccine refusals are on the...
By Christine Vara Surprising, but true, Penn & Teller may have just provided some of the most entertaining vaccine related coverage I’ve ever seen. First, let me just say...
By Christine Vara It’s August and every where you turn students are preparing to return to school. College students are often the first ones to return to campus, and today...
By Christine Vara Unfortunately, one in four US children is not fully immunized. That may not be because parents choose not to immunize, but rather because some children are...
By Christine Vara As you can imagine, writing blog content on Shot of Prevention for the past few months has made me acutely aware of various immunization issues I...
By Christine Vara The Vaccinate Your Baby Campaign has been going strong for two years. In that time, a lot has been done to raise awareness about children’s health...
By Christine Vara Once again, Dr. Ari Brown helps clarify important information to protect us all from pertussis (also known as whooping cough). Her recent post on WebMD provide a...
By Christine Vara Despite the fact that vaccines have eradicated smallpox, eliminated polio in the US and significantly reduced the number of deaths from diseases like measles, people are...
By Christine Vara August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) and the intent is to issue a rally cry not only to vaccine advocates, but to the public in...