Today Dr. Lara Zibners addresses a concern that was raised on our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page (now the Vaccinate Your Family Facebook page), which addresses the difficult task parents face in protecting their newborn...
Some may call me a bad mother because I can’t remember if my back labor was with the first or second child, or if my varicose veins sprung up...
In the first part of this series, Ask Before They Play to Keep Chickenpox, Pertussis and Measles Away, Dr. Zibners explores why a parent might be concerned if their vaccinated child has unvaccinated...
In the first part of this series, Ask Before They Play to Keep Chickenpox, Pertussis and Measles Away, Dr. Zibners explores why a parent might be concerned if their vaccinated child has unvaccinated...
Part One: Why Ask at All? By Dr. Lara Zibners “Oh, you know, we never had baby gates, because, you know, of the controversy.” This was the response I...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The Committee, founded by the Surgeon General in 1964, originally consisted of 10 members and...
As a long-time staffer for Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Sarah Despres knows a bit about Congress. As counsel working on public health issues for the Democratic staff of the...
This guest post has been written by Dr. Dorit Reiss, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Reiss serves on the Parent...
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Dr. Paul A. Offit, MD on many occasions. In getting to know him over the past four years I’ve come to the conclusion that...
It’s all over the news. Measles cases across the U.S. are appearing in record numbers. In a special briefing held by the CDC this afternoon, it was announced that the U.S. is...