With so much information spreading (not all of it factual) here are the most important things to know about monkeypox right now: Monkeypox is spread through close...
Are you boosted against COVID-19? Do you know if you’re eligible for your second booster? We’ve pulled together the information you need to understand the latest booster recommendations as...
Joint Statement from Good Health WINs Partners, including Vaccinate Your Family and NCNW May 2022 We were deeply saddened to learn of the one-millionth death from COVID-19 today. One...
Editor’s Note: As of June 2022, the CDC announced new data that shows that the flu vaccine’s effectiveness this year was about 35% against infection, much higher than...
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been several changes to the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. This week, the CDC updated their booster and third dose recommendations for...
Temperatures are dropping. Do you feel like you’re more likely to get sick in the winter months? While this may be true, it isn’t directly caused by cold temperatures....
Note: This post has been updated to reflect the latest CDC recommendations, as of January 5, 2022. There’s been a lot of confusion lately over COVID vaccine boosters and...
As COVID-19 continues, but preventive measures like masking and social distancing have relaxed, public health experts worry this flu season could be serious. That’s why, for the 2021-2022 flu...
Dr. Nneka Holder, an attending physician in the Department of Pediatrics at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Associate Professor at Georgetown University, joined Vaccinate Your Family on Friday, September...
Influenza (flu) can be serious for anyone, even healthy children and adults. Millions of people get sick with flu every year in the U.S., hundreds of thousands end up...