Author: everychildbytwo


Special Commentary Regarding 2009 Vaccine Court Rulings

The following piece was submitted as commentary to JURIST,  a legal news and research website at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, which has recently been covering the decision of...


Not Every Parent of an Autistic Child Believes Vaccines Are To Blame

By Christine Vara Not having an autistic child myself, I admit that I have no idea of the never ending challenges that parents with autistic children face on a day...


A Mother's Story of Love, Loss and Hope

Shot of Prevention would like to thank Felicia Dube for contributing this article.  We admire her courage in sharing her personal story of loss and pain.  We appreciate her determination to save...


Until We Know What Causes Autism, The Vaccine Hypothesis Will Remain

By Christine Vara Yesterday, a great article written by Kate Rope for Parenting  was re-posted on CNN Health.  What I appreciated about the article was the simplicity.  It was...


Vaccine Exemptions Spark Debate

By Christine Vara In reviewing the comments on my last post regarding personal belief exemptions, it is obvious that I struck a chord with many of you.  While I...


Is Your Child’s Classmate Unvaccinated?

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...


Vaccine Advocates Gone Wild: Penn & Teller take on Anti-Vaccine Extremists.

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...


Meningitis Vaccine Important, Even If Not Required

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...


New Tool Helps Parents Keep Up-To-Date with Vaccinations

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...


Let's Applaud the Local Outreach.

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...