Ep. 37: Madi Survived Influenza, Barely
Shelle Allen's healthy, happy daughter, Madi, was 12 years old when she asked to be picked up from a birthday party. After a day, she…
Seriously, It’s Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot
I've always felt that National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW, which is this week, falls strangely late in the year. The CDC advised everyone get their…
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…
Remembering Ashley: An Influenza Story
On December 27, 2013, my life changed dramatically: I lost my only daughter, Ashley. She died from the flu at age twenty-three. Her death was…
If I Had Gotten the Flu Shot
In recognition of CDC’s National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), Voices for Vaccines is participating in a blog relay with a “Focus on the Family” theme…