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…
Five Years! A Letter of Thanks to You
Five years ago, Voices for Vaccines relaunched as a pro-vaccine parent organization. On a personal level, working with Voices for Vaccines these past five years…
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…
Vaccines: Not Just for Kids!
Crossing the threshold into adulthood is marked by rites of passage: graduations, first jobs, and lowered vaccine uptake. Perhaps getting fewer vaccines isn't a rite…
Protection Begins Before Birth
I remember during my second pregnancy seeing an ad informing me that I could pass along whooping cough to my baby. At the time, I…
Oh, baby! It’s National Immunization Awareness Month!
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), a month that is akin to St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, and Fourth of July all rolled into one…
Hitting the Road to Advocate for Immunization
The vast majority of pro-vaxxers are content advocating behind a screen--whether they are emailing lawmakers, commenting on social media, or sharing online articles. But when…
Working Together
Keeping communities free from vaccine-preventable disease is teamwork. As it turns out, advocating for on-time immunization is also team work. Over the past few years,…
Autism’s Professor Harold Hill
It's hard to talk about vaccines or autism without mentioning the sometime gastroenterologist, Andrew Wakefield. Almost everyone has at least a passing familiarity with Wakefield,…