Ep. 38: Listen Up! HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention
What happens when you bring to HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention champions together? A great conversation about how to encourage parents to start and complete…
Why Are Some Nurses Against Vaccines?
Nurses are trusted healthcare providers because they are caring, smart, and hard-working. We all love our nurses, so when they speak out against vaccines, they…
What? My Baby Needs Shots?
Thanks to decades of awareness campaigns, parents are no longer surprised at a well-child check that their babies will be getting vaccines. But often, they…
A Horrible Cough and My Vaccination Education
I guess it all started with my fascination with herbal medicine and other alternative healing practices. I had a very nice and sizeable herbal remedy…
Why I Keep Posting
Or: Confessions of a Broken Record I post about two things on social media - science fiction and vaccines. The first, because I love it. …
An Interview with Dr. Jacobson: Mayo Clinic and the HPV Vaccine
As the person at the helm of Voices for Vaccines, I frequently hear the newest claims made by anti-vaccine activists about the alleged dangers of…
Vaccines and Autism: One Doctor’s Personal Story
There has been a lot of talk since 1998 as to whether vaccines cause autism. Though I have been loath to enter this conversation, it…
Graduating? You Are Responsible for Your Immunizations!
As you graduate high school or start work or college, getting protected against vaccine-preventable diseases probably isn't very high on your to-do list. Once you…
A Nurse Practitioner’s Journey Leaving the Anti-Vaccination Movement
As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I have given thousands of vaccines to children. But most people don't know something very important about me. I have…
Measles and Cancer: A Wake-Up Call
The subject of vaccination is both a personal and a professional issue for me. After my daughter was born, there was never any question that we…