Author: everychildbytwo


The Cost of Public Health? Priceless.

This year, we’ve seen an alarming rise in measles cases in the US compared to years past. When I see an alert go out to the public regarding an...


Back In School, But Are They Protected?

September has brought lots of change.  Just a few weeks ago we were entrenched in preparation for a hurricane, while also scrambling to purchase school supplies.  With five children...


Doctors Take a Stand for Immunizations

Research has indicated that when it comes to immunization information, parents put a lot of trust in what their doctor has to say.  Certainly immunization recommendations are made by...


Thoughts from a Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist

What better way to spend the day than by preventing devastating disease? This week, we would like to introduce another distinguished member of Every Child By Two’s Scientific Advisory...


Dealing with Our Differences

Have you ever realized that things are just not going in the direction that you had hoped they would?  What do you do then?  Perhaps it’s best to take...


Laughter is the Best Medicine – Take Two

This week, I have had the pleasure to interview several immunization experts that will be volunteering their time to serve on the Every Child By Two Scientific Advisory Board. ...


The Nurse’s Role in Immunization Services

To begin our introductions of the Every Child By Two Scientific Advisory Board, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of our distinguished members Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PNP-BC,...


Introducing our Distinguished Scientific Advisory Board

“Knowledge and ability must be combined with ambition as well as with a sense of honesty and a severe conscience.”  Carl Remigius Fresenius – German analytical chemist This past week, I’ve...


Laughter is the Best Medicine

Since we have been highlighting various vaccine advocates this week in honor of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), I couldn’t think of anyone better to honor today in our...


Personal Experience Inspires Advocacy

As we continue to highlight vaccine advocates this week, we wanted to illustrate how personal experience often inspires advocacy.  Thanks to the efforts of The History of Vaccines – a website which explores...