News/Outbreaks


Hope for the Future in Fight Against Malaria

I am elated to hear about a great hope for the future in the fight against malaria. I just read several articles, including Elizabeth Weise’s article in the USA TODAY that announced “Malaria...


The CDC and Contagion Continued

Last month, in a post entitled The Villian is a Virus, I wrote about an event I attended in which a special panel of experts from the Centers for Disease...


HPV Still in the Spotlight

In reading various immunization related news this week, I was surprised to find at least a dozen or more articles still focusing on the political aspects of the HPV vaccine. This time,...


The Villian is a Virus

If you’ve seen the movie Contagion, the first thing you probably asked yourself was, “Is it possible? Could this really happen?” It’s likely that you then began to consider all the things you had touched, and...


The Value Of Experience

This past weekend, I was reminded that New York City lost over 300 firefighters as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. ...


Doctors Take a Stand for Immunizations

Research has indicated that when it comes to immunization information, parents put a lot of trust in what their doctor has to say.  Certainly immunization recommendations are made by...


Laughter is the Best Medicine – Take Two

This week, I have had the pleasure to interview several immunization experts that will be volunteering their time to serve on the Every Child By Two Scientific Advisory Board. ...


Laughter is the Best Medicine

Since we have been highlighting various vaccine advocates this week in honor of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), I couldn’t think of anyone better to honor today in our...


Oh, To Be A Fly On the Wall

How many times have you heard of a new rule, law or recommendation and thought, “I wish someone had asked me what I thought about that before it became...


Measles: Encore Appearance in Vermont and Utah

For the past few weeks, I have written several posts detailing measles outbreaks across the country and there has been quite a bit of coverage in the news regarding...