Author: everychildbytwo


Give Thanks for Good Health and to Those Who Made It Possible

By Amy Pisani I recently sent a very brief word of praise to a few colleagues down at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ) for all...


SELF Magazine Features Vaccinate Your Baby Spokesperson Amanda Peet

"This is about children's health. This is about the future of our children's health. It's about what happens when you become complacent and you're not vigilant as a community....


Let's Move Forward in the Coming Decade

by Alison Singer President, Autism Science Foundation Newsweek has just posted a special “end of the decade project” in which they attempt to recap the last ten years.  They...


A Mother's Experience in Getting her Kids the H1N1 Vaccine

Guest Blog post by Laura E. Scott, Executive Director of Families Fighting Flu After almost daily calls for the past two months to our pediatrician’s office, the Virginia Department...


Protecting My Family From Flu

By Amy Pisani This past Friday night my children were both finally vaccinated against H1N1 at a vaccination clinic at our town hall.  It’s hard to express the relief...


Give Thanks for Your Healthy Child

Guest Blog post by Dawn A. Crawford, Communications Director at the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition At the height of the H1N1 scare it’s easy to forget why we are...


Government moves past the vaccine-autism debate

By Amy Pisani Hi everyone, I’m not sure how familiar you are with the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, but it is the committee within the department of Health and...


H1N1 Vaccine: No “Golden Ticket”

By Amy Pisani It’s early November and I’m no closer to attaining H1N1 vaccine for my nine year old. My pediatrician has basically given up and suggested I get...


Protecting the Unprotected

By Brendalee Flint When my daughter was just 15 months old, she contracted Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib).  She was fully vaccinated, ate well and got exposed to a...


60 Minutes Gives First-Ever Glimpse of the H1N1 Vaccine Production Plant

By Amy Pisani Yesterday, CBS’ 60 Minutes gave us a peek into the United States’ only H1N1 flu vaccine production facility in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania – allowing the public to...