One of the latest and greatest achievements to gain recognition at Vanderbilt University was not academic….or was it? Just this past Wednesday, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center offere
October marks the official start of influenza season. To highlight the dangers of the flu and the benefits of vaccination, I plan to incorporate a new feature called “Friday Flu Shots̶
At this point in the flu season people often wonder if all the media hype is part of an orchestrated effort to panic people about flu, or if it is really signaling serious concern. A recent CDC media
To help educate the public about flu, the Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page will be hosting a three-day flu forum. From Nov. 18th - 20th you can have your flu-related questions addressed by CDC influ
Yesterday was the day I had been anxiously anticipating for well over a month. I took my kids to the local senior center to get our flu shots at the county flu vaccination clinic. While most Ameri
The National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) held a special press conference yesterday where expert panelists spoke frankly about the seriousness of influenza and the importance of annual flu
I did it. I finally did it. I got all my kids their flu shots last week, despite the many obstacles we encountered along the way. While it involved some anticipated anxiety, in the end, enduring
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 Fri
Last year I ran a weekly series that I called the Friday Flu Shot. Each week I focused on various flu-related topics such as the importance of flu shots for pregnant women, recent changes in influe
By Amy Pisani [Update: We just received the exciting news that Luke will be appearing on Morning Joe on MSNBC tomorrow morning. Be sure to tune in between 8:20 and 9 AM ET to watch Luke discuss with