News/Outbreaks


Shot of Prevention’s Year in Review: Most Popular Posts from 2014

We’ve seen a record number of views and shares on a variety of Shot of Prevention blog posts, and we’re especially grateful to our blog contributors and many new...


The Year in Review: Top 5 News Stories of 2014

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. Today, we would like to...


Here Are the Facts From Maki Naro on The Nib: Vaccines Work

Maki Naro created a special comic which was shared on The Nib that highlights "the risks, the misinformation and the science behind history's greatest life saver". His...


Help Stop Pneumonia, the Leading Infectious Killer of Children

Every 20 seconds a child dies from pneumonia somewhere in the world. It is the leading infectious killer of children under age 5 worldwide. Each year on November...


Dr. Harrison Explains Why Lyn Redwood of SafeMinds is Wrong About Genetic Research and Autism

Every Child By Two is pleased to launch our new Expert Commentary Series which will be referenced here on Shot of Prevention with links to the in-depth articles that...


Fascinating Report on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Time and again I hear people on social media criticizing our immunization practices here in the United States.  Often they make suggestions that vaccine recommendations are made arbitrarily and...


Join Amanda Peet in the Fight to End Polio on World Polio Day

Written by: Amanda Peet, Every Child By Two Vaccine Ambassador Last summer I traveled to Kenya as part of a UN Foundation/Every Child By Two delegation to ensure access...


Which Do People Fear More? The Flu or Flu Vaccine

Yesterday was the day I had been anxiously anticipating for well over a month.  I took my kids to the local senior center to get our flu shots at the county...


Concern Over Enterovirus D68 Amidst Death of Asymptomatic Child

The United States is currently experiencing a nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) associated with severe respiratory illness. From mid-August to October 6, 2014, there have been a confirmed...


Five Reassuring Facts About Ebola

Last night, as I sat in the airport waiting for to return home from the CDC’s National Immunization Conference in Atlanta, I caught a glimpse of CDC Director Dr....