Like it or not, global health impacts us all. For all the complaining we do as Americans, it’s easy to see that, by comparison to other nations, we have it pretty good. Sure, we still have a lot o
Any parent who has ever held their newborn child in their arms knows that it is an indescribable moment – a moment that changes your world forever, in ways that you can’t imagine. That was d
Every Easter season I imagine how devastating it would be to watch your child suffer and die. While I sat in church yesterday, blessed to be among my family and thankful to the Lord for sacrificing
It’s about time that we provide immunization information to the patients that need it most through the doctors they see the most. I’m referring to women and their ob-gyns. When you stop and t
We hear this question a lot: “If vaccines work so well, then why would you worry if I’m vaccinated or not? It’s a reasonable question to ask. After all, we get vaccinated to protec
“What if manufacturers stopped making vaccines?” Someone recently posed this question on our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page. It’s a difficult question really? If companies were no
By Christine Vara Since the media exploded with the “not-so-new” news regarding Andrew Wakefield, I have immersed myself in the coverage; from newspaper editorials, to interviews on major news cha
By Christine Vara Last night, I sat in a room filled with an eager audience. Infectious-disease expert, Dr. Paul A. Offit, was launching his newest novel, Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Move
This article was written by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP and originally posted on her Seattle Mama Doc blog on Dec. 3, 2010 . As a board-certified, practicing pediatrician, blogger, freela
By Christine Vara There has been quite a bit of commentary lately about mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers. Many medical establishments are moving in that direction and for good reason.