Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a new hand hygiene campaign, Clean Hands Count, to coincide with WHO’s World Hand Hygiene Day. Designed for healthcare prov
By Dr. Sophia N. Mirviss For a parent whose child is afraid of going to the doctor and getting a shot, any opportunity to turn the occasion into less of an ordeal is well worth the effort. Tears, scre
There has been a lot of social media attention given to a monologue that was delivered by a nurse in the Miss American pageant earlier this week. Nurse Kelley Johnson, who also happened to be a cont
Most of us go through life trying our best to do the right thing. It’s one thing to dream about making a big impact on this world, or even to advocate for issues we’re passionate about. It’s
Never underestimate the determination, creativity and problem solving capacity of an aspiring global health student. This month we’ve been featuring guest posts by several of our summer inter
Each year I look over the list of Childhood Immunization Champion Award winners and I am truly inspired. During National Infant Immunization Week (April 18-25, 2015) the CDC and the CDC Foundation r
As we countdown to National Influenza Vaccination Week (Dec 7-13) here on Shot of Prevention, we’re participating in a special blog relay with other Flu Vaccination Digital Ambassadors. Each day a d
Written by: Amanda Peet, Every Child By Two Vaccine Ambassador Last summer I traveled to Kenya as part of a UN Foundation/Every Child By Two delegation to ensure access to vaccines throughout the glob
This guest post has been written by Dr. Lara Zibners, in response to comments we’ve received on our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page. “How can I trust the vaccine recommendations that I ge
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