Hashtag How Do I Social Media About Vaccines
"I read this awful story about a girl who got that vaccine and..." Yep, social media and vaccines: the intersection where the worst information spreads…
What’s Your Motivation?
There's a narrative amongst anti-vaccine activists that people who work in the vaccine world are doing it for the money. Be they pediatricians or advocates…
National Infant Immunization Week: It’s Not Just for Babies Any More
It is National Infant Immunization Week, and that means we are talking vaccines in infancy. In particular, we are encouraging people who are expecting babies…
Here Come the Dads
If I had a penny for every time I said, "I'm talking about mothers here because mothers are the people who usually make decisions about…
Parenthetical Science!
When I first heard that Dr. Chad Hayes (from Demystifying Pediatrics) and Natalie Newell (from the Science Moms film) were teaming up to do a…
Ask Dr. Offit
I don't know if Dr. Paul Offit (author and doctor in Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) counts as famous, but for many in…
Everything You Want to Know About Influenza
Well, maybe not everything. But a lot! If the Voices for Vaccines Facebook page is a gauge, this flu season is seeing the circulation of…
The Unvaccinated Children We Love
"My sister-in law won't vaccinated my nieces and nephews." "My cousin has been posting anti-vaccine memes on Facebook." "My best friend is convinced her child's…
What Can I Do?
If you don't know Tara Smith from Kent State, you should. That may be the main reason we asked her to be a guest on…
Honoring One Life to Save Others
Kimberly Coffey was 17 years old and days away from high school graduation when she caught what she thought was a case of flu. Days…