Author: everychildbytwo


Invisible Threat Filmmaker Discusses Journalistic Integrity

Invisible Threat is a 40-minute documentary produced by California high school students which explores the science of vaccination and how misperceptions have led some parents to make dangerous decisions.  ...


The Invisible Threat Is Coming to Our Nation’s Capitol

Written By Amy Pisani, Executive Director, Every Child By Two On May 1st the Invisible Threat will be coming to Washington, D.C……   The Invisible Threat film focuses on...


The Cost of Vaccine Misinformation

This guest post was written by Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of  the Law in San Francisco, CA.  In this post Dr. Reiss responds to...


Mainstream Media Covers the Not-So-Mainstream Decision to Skip Vaccines

Over the past few weeks there seems to be a shift in the way that national news organizations have been covering immunization issues.  Rather than focusing on the myths that...


Take Action to Protect Student Health in Colorado

Earlier this week ABC News’ Dr. Richard Besser explained that children deserve to be protected from disease while in public school.  With rising school vaccine exemption rates and pockets of unvaccinated students, our children and our...



Say #NoWayDrJay: Don’t Bring Measles Back

The CDC has recently reported that the United States is experiencing a record number of measles cases this year with outbreaks spread from New York to California.  Despite the fact that measles was once...


Flu Vaccine Mandates Work to Boost Immunization Rates

There is plenty of evidence that demonstrates the value of vaccines – from reducing hospitalizations and deaths to saving money.  And it’s frightening to imagine what would happen if we...


Vaccine Influencers and Social Media Messages

Last week HuffPost Live featured a discussion of vaccination and for once I was pleased to see a media conversation that didn’t pose the topic as a debate. The three people interviewed in the...


Rights of the Unvaccinated Child: The Role of School Immunization Requirements

This is the fifth post in a five-part series written by guest blogger Dorit Rubinstein Reiss. Dr. Reiss is a Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of  the Law in San Francisco, CA,...