Ep. 44: Can I quote you on that?
As we all wrap up National Immunization Awareness Month, Karen talks to loyal listener Amy about her son's organ transplant and then quizzes her to…
HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention
A couple of years ago I was waiting in a clinic to see my physician for a normal well check. When a nurse I had…
Vaccinate Yourself and Your Family: Call, Don’t Delay
The importance of continued routine vaccination is critical to ensuring we protect ourselves, our families and our communities. This year more than ever it is…
Right On Time
With my first child, I chose to delay and selectively vaccinate. I considered myself reasonably well-informed, and saw this as a way to mitigate perceived…
You Have the Power to Protect Me
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease when I was 9 years old. I receive IV infusions of a Crohn’s medication at the hospital every 8…
Ep. 33: Are You Smarter Than an MD? Play This Trivia Game!
It's still National Immunization Awareness Month, which means Vax Talk is still having Game Show episodes all of August. Melody Butler, of Nurses Who Vaccinate…
Before They Were Preventable
When I was eleven years old I learned why my maternal grandmother and my mother have always been vehemently pro-vaccine. It was the day I…
Vaccines, Baseball, and Da Vinci? NIAM-riffic.
It's National Immunization Awareness Month! Continuing with our GAME SHOW theme, we invited Keith Law to play Offit, Wakefield, or Dan Brown. I first met…
Troll or Be Trolled
You've seen the social media posts--people purposely trying to get on your nerves about vaccines. Sometimes, though, trolling is actually satirizing for a cause. We…
Ep. 32.1: Stop the Presses! NIAM 2019
It's the first day of National Immunization Awareness Month, and we are all working with brand new themes this year. In celebration, we declared that…