What Happened After I Got Meningitis
June 16, 2023
Tara Court had meningitis at age three. Learn more about her memories from that time and what she wants you to know.
I Won’t Forget Last RSV Season
June 7, 2023
We expected our pandemic baby to get sick eventually, but we did not expect what RSV would do.
My Child Turned 8. Then Survived Meningitis.
April 17, 2023
I told my doctor about what I thought was a heat rash. What happened next still gives me nightmares.
Fear and the Anti-Vaccine Movement
March 27, 2023
Flooded with guilt and fear, I vowed to never vaccinate myself or my family ever again. That's how the anti-vaccine movement hooks you in.
Leaving Denialism Behind: My 20 Year Journey
March 22, 2023
I was anti-vaccine before it went mainstream. Before COVID, before Wakefield, and before even the internet.
HPV and Purity Culture
March 17, 2023
Purity culture infiltrates even the most sanitized spaces—including our doctor’s offices. It puts the maintenance of sexual purity over an individual’s health.
One of Our Hardest Nights — Fighting RSV
March 7, 2023
I've treated RSV in the hospital. But when my own son became a patient, I learned firsthand just how difficult it is.
Vax Requirements Might Have Saved My Baby
March 3, 2023
I was a pregnant school teacher vulnerable to measles. The vaccine requirement that protected my child is no more.
Why My Daughters Got the HPV Vaccine
March 2, 2023
After what it put our family through, I had to make sure my daughters were protected.
I Wish I’d Had the RSV Vaccine
February 12, 2023
I thought my baby just had a cold. Within a matter of hours she was in the PICU because of this virus.