December 2012 It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), and while I plan to focus on our national efforts to reduce the thousands of hospitalizations, and even deaths, that occur in the...
Recently we received this question on our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page: “My daughter and one of our friend’s daughters are the same age – 15months. I vaccinate, she...
When I started contributing to this blog I envisioned a community where individuals, parents, medical professionals and public health advocates could all gather to share immunization information and discuss current events that pertain...
If you’re active on Facebook, than you’ve probably been reading plenty of status updates detailing what your friends are thankful for each day of the month. If I were to write one today, this...
Washington State is one of several states in the midst of a whooping cough epidemic. Sadly, the number of reported cases continues to rise. Currently, there have been...
As a parent, it’s reassuring to know that there is a committee of experts who meet regularly to develop specific vaccine recommendations. That’s right – experts. Experts in vaccinology,...
This guest post was contributed by Melody Butler and originally appeared on the Nurses Who Vaccinate blog. It has been edited and modified in length for inclusion in this Shot Of Prevention Friday Flu...
As a parent, I know how important it is to get my children vaccinated in order to protect them from serious and sometimes deadly preventable diseases. And contrary to...
With flu season upon us, there is no denying that the average person is probably bombarded with suggestions to get a flu shot. While there are the usual messages seen...
As a mother, it’s not easy to always be responsible for the care of others. That is why I admire people who work as health care professionals. Like moms, health care...