A new study, which investigated data from the National Immunization Surveys published between 1995 and 2006, confirms what public health advocates already suspected. As the Medical Daily blog reported yesterday, the study...
Most of the topics I post about on this blog are intended to encourage conversation about solutions to immunization challenges. However, more often than not, the comment section on...
Later this week, I will have the privilege of speaking with a group of pediatricians about the topic of vaccine hesitancy. While it’s not a subject that is new to...
Does the fact that vaccines are not 100% effective mean that they have no value in preventing disease? Certainly not. When we are vaccinated, we expect that the shot we receive will prevent...
This weekend, a colleague brought something to my attention that I’ve been thinking about all weekend. It was a tweet that read as follows: VaxCalc: HPV (Gardisil) and Hep-B are lifestyle...
It’s understandable that parents can be concerned about adverse reactions to vaccines. Although they are rare, we know they exist. However, from a medical standpoint, it’s also important that...
When it comes to issues regarding disease prevention, our choices impact our children now and throughout their adult life. Whether we choose to vaccinate our children or not, or...
If you follow immunization news at all, than you probably know the name Andrew Wakefield pretty well. In fact, you’re probably tired of hearing it. Personally, I try to...
When I was first approached to contribute to this blog, I wasn’t sure I would have enough material to contribute on a regular basis. Since then, I’ve recognized that when...
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...