Shots aren’t just for babies. In fact, it is recommended that children receive booster shots for various preventable diseases throughout their adolescent years. And recently, since bacteri
By Amy Pisani Recently, my eleven year old son had an appointment for his annual well-visit with his pediatrician. I strongly believe that these routine visits are one of the most important tasks we
I woke up this morning, admittedly cranky. I didn’t sleep well and I’ve had a lot on my mind. To add to my misery, I’ve gone a week without a dishwasher, and unfortunately the
In last week’s Congress Blog, an article entitled Cost vs. Public Health expressed concerns over the current vaccine approval system in the United States. The author suggests that the curr
Last week, Michele Bachmann’s misinformed statements on the HPV vaccine illustrated just how much impact politicians can have on public health. In a matter of hours, with the help of several major n
September has brought lots of change. Just a few weeks ago we were entrenched in preparation for a hurricane, while also scrambling to purchase school supplies. With five children ranging from fir
Research has indicated that when it comes to immunization information, parents put a lot of trust in what their doctor has to say. Certainly immunization recommendations are made by medical professi
What better way to spend the day than by preventing devastating disease? This week, we would like to introduce another distinguished member of Every Child By Two’s Scientific Advisory Board. We re
To begin our introductions of the Every Child By Two Scientific Advisory Board, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of our distinguished members Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PNP-BC, CPNP. Dr. Kos
Shot of Prevention will be highlighting various vaccine advocates in guest posts this week. We would like to thank Frankie Milley, Founder and National Executive Director of Meningitis Angels, for