Expert Insights and Commentary


Trivializing the Flu – It’s What Healthy Adults Tend To Do

It’s not uncommon for healthy adults to skip their annual flu vaccine.  In fact, it’s estimated that only about 40% of adults receive an influenza vaccine each year –...


Physicians Can Help Influence Vaccine Opinions By Engaging Patients on Social Media

Dr. John Merrill-Steskal has spent 22 years as a Family Medicine Physician.  He believes that doctors can help promote healthy behaviors by becoming more engaged on social media. Throughout the past...


Triumph Over Smallpox Reminds Us That Vaccines Help Prevent Disease Every Day

Every Child By Two’s State of the ImmUnion campaign is honoring National Immunization Awareness Month (#NIAM16) with a Blog Relay highlighting the importance of vaccines across the lifespan and...


I Want Parents to Know About the Additional Meningococcal Vaccine That Could Have Saved My Daughter

This guest post has been written by Patti Wukovits, a Registered Nurse and Executive Director of The Kimberly Coffey Foundation, as part of National Immunization Awareness Month’s week-long focus on...


The State of the ImmUnion in Maine: Tweens, Teens and Vaccines

Every Child By Two’s State of the ImmUnion campaign is honoring National Immunization Awareness Month (#NIAM16) with a Blog Relay highlighting the importance of vaccines across the lifespan and...


10 Things You Need to Know About Vaccines for Children

  We are honoring National Immunization Awareness Month by highlighting the importance of vaccines across the lifespan.   In this guest post, we hear about the importance of protecting...


Andrew Wakefield Has Never Been, and Never Will Be, Exonerated

Every Child By Two (now Vaccinate Your Family) is pleased to launch another article in our series featuring guest writer Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH, a retired epidemiologist who has...


One Mother’s Mission to Save Lives And Prevent Meningococcal Disease

After losing her son Evan to meningococcal disease, Lynn Bozof’s life became a mission to prevent other families from experiencing similar tragedies. She has since co-founded the National Meningitis...


A Physician’s Plea to Those Who Don’t Vaccinate

Throughout July and August, Shot of Prevention is encouraging people to address this question – What value do vaccines have in your life? Today’s guest post, by clinical cardiologist...


Your Vaccination Status is a Matter of Life and Death to My Autistic Son

This guest post was written by Alethea Mshar out of concern for her son Ben.  A version of this post originally appeared on her blog Ben’s Writing, Running Mom....