This post was written by Melody Butler, a pediatric RN and mother of four. As a vocal vaccine advocate, Melody founded Nurses Who Vaccinate and is a Shot@Life Immunization...
There are a lot of reasons why I love vaccines, but most importantly it’s because they save lives. However, my appreciation of vaccines has also helped to elevate my appreciation...
The past 24 hours has been a whirlwind of uncertainty and stress for many Americans. Friends on Facebook and Twitter have been expressing their collective displeasure with our Congressional leaders...
Last week, the CDC released the 2012 National and State NIS Data for Children, for ages 19 to 35 months. The report indicated that 90% of children in the...
This guest post has been written by Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, a passionate vaccine advocate with intimate knowledge of the legal system who writes the blog Before Vaccines and serves as...
It’s never good news when we hear of people in this country suffering from vaccine preventable diseases like measles. Especially since endemic measles was declared eliminated from the U.S....
I’ve had some mixed emotions these past few days. As the world rejoices in the arrival of a new prince, I’m thinking about all the babies born around the world that...
Today Dr. Lara Zibners addresses an inquiry from our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page (now renamed the Vaccinate Your Family Facebook page) that pertains to immunization records. If you have a vaccine related...
This morning, the University of Michigan released its C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. This national poll measures public opinion and perceptions regarding major health care issues...
Although the 2012-2013 influenza season may be behind us, there were several studies released this week that offered some interesting considerations for future flu seasons. First, there was discussion pertaining to the fact...