Science/Research


The Public Health Emergency is Ending, but COVID Remains a Threat

The Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration is ending on May 11, but COVID remains a threat. The PHE was first declared in 2020 in response to the spread of...


We’re Worried About This Flu Season: Here’s Why

We’re worried about this flu season. At Vaccinate Your Family, we keep a close eye on the spread of flu each fall and winter – and things are looking...


Vaccinate Your Family and the Society for Women’s Health Research Work Together to Promote Vaccine Uptake

This blog was originally published by the Society for Women’s Health Research – read here.  Even as stories about vaccine hesitancy and declining vaccination rates appear across news headlines,...


Guest Post! Everything is a Conspiracy in Anti-vaccine Land, Even when it Isn’t, Take #3125: The Israeli Version

By Dorit Reiss By 2022, literally billions of doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have been given around the world, and extensive data exists from many monitoring systems, suggesting that...


Insights from a COVID Survivor: A Long Road to Recovery

Maria Young is a COVID survivor and an advocate for vaccination. Read her insights from a COVID survivor here, and read more about her story and the stories of...


Video Q&A: Vaccines During Pregnancy

Vaccinate Your Family was pleased to host Dr. Laura Riley of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine, in collaboration with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – ACOG, as she answered...


Do COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Myocarditis?

NOTE: This post was last updated on December 23, 2021. We will continue to update it as more information becomes available. In November 2021, the CDC’s advisory group (ACIP)...


Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Shed?

You might have heard some rumors that COVID-19 vaccines cause people to shed the virus, mRNA, or spike proteins, putting unvaccinated people at risk. But do COVID vaccines actually...


COVID-19 Vaccine Safety: What We Know So Far About Side Effects, Deaths and Blood Clots

NOTE: This post is no longer being updated. Please check out our posts on vaccine side effects, deaths, and blood clots or visit Vaccinate Your Family’s science-based website for...


Can COVID-19 Vaccines Alter Your DNA? The Vaccine Mom Explains.

 In this video for the Shot of Prevention blog, Taryn (AKA “The Vaccine Mom”) — a molecular biologist and mom of two — discusses how mRNA vaccines work...