We hear this question a lot: “If vaccines work so well, then why would you worry if I’m vaccinated or not? It’s a reasonable question to ask. After all, we get vaccinated to protec
Even if you’re fully vaccinated, it’s likely you know someone who is not. There are a lot of reasons why people might opt out of vaccines — from disinformation to unanswered questions to bad exp
The United States is well on our way to a record year for measles cases. So far in 2017, we’re on track to see more cases this year than last year. In the state of Minnesota alone, where a So
When I was first approached to contribute to this blog, I wasn’t sure I would have enough material to contribute on a regular basis. Since then, I’ve recognized that when it comes to im
You might have heard some rumors that COVID-19 vaccines cause people to shed the virus, mRNA, or spike proteins, putting unvaccinated people at risk. But do COVID vaccines actually cause someone to
Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Vaccine Education Center, joined Vaccinate Your Family’s Executive Director, Amy Pisani, on Monday, January 25,
In these final days of 2017, we hope you will revisit the top ten posts from the past year and share them with others in your social networks. They address such pressing topics such flu, disease
This guest post by Serese Marotta, Chief Operating Officer of Families Fighting Flu, is part of the CDC Flu Blog-A-Thon held in honor of National Influenza Vaccination Week. As parents, we do everyt
In recognition of National Immunization Awareness Month (#NIAM16), we will be discussing the importance of vaccines throughout the lifespan. This week, our focus is on adult vaccines and the inform
This post is part of a blog relay sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in recognition of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). You can follow the conversation on