This guest post was contributed by Melody Butler and originally appeared on the Nurses Who Vaccinate blog. It has been edited and modified in length for inclusion in this Shot Of Prevention Friday Flu...
With flu season upon us, there is no denying that the average person is probably bombarded with suggestions to get a flu shot. While there are the usual messages seen...
When a Facebook friend of mine suggested that he was suffering from a mild case of the flu as a result of his recent flu shot, I wasn’t all that surprised. Lots...
This morning I was reminded of the importance of human papillomavirus vaccination after reading an article that appeared yesterday in Ob.Gyn. News. As the parent of five daughters, and the friend...
It’s hard to deny that some people are easily influenced by anecdotal evidence. This may be why some people fall victim to the enormous amounts of misinformation that exists on anti-vaccination websites. And why stories...
Global efforts to rid the world of polio have delivered incredible results in the last 60 years: The number of polio cases worldwide has been dramatically reduced by 99%...
I have been reading The History of Vaccines blog and referencing the website since it was first launched back in the fall of 2010. Initially, the site appealed to me...
A new study published in Pediatrics is getting a lot of media attention today. CBS News, HealthDay News, The Inquisitr and Examinir.com, are among the many news outlets that...
A new study, released in Pediatrics last week, examined medical records for 97,711 children from Oregon and noted a concerning trend among parents there. There has been an almost four-fold...
In the past, there has been quite a lot of discussion on this blog regarding the Hepatitis B vaccine that is recommended for infants here in the U.S. Because...