How I Went From Dressing up as Measles to Hoping for My COVID Vaccines
I am a nobody to most people, but back in 2019 and the beginning of 2020, I was a viral anti-vaccine "influencer." Was? Let me explain.
Ep. 46: Tracking the Anti-Vaccine Movement
The anti-vaccine movement is as old as vaccines, but the modern movement began with concerns about the whole-cell pertussis vaccine and seizures. It famously later morphed into the primary purveyor…
#ActuallyAutistic Person Speaks on Vaccines
This is hard to write. How do you write to someone who despises your very existence and yet has never met you? Someone who would rather risk the lives of…
Children with Cancer Need Vaccinated Communities
I want to tell you about the children that are impacted by those who choose not to vaccinate—children like my 4 year old grandson who has leukemia. His chemotherapy treatment…
A Horrible Cough and My Vaccination Education
I guess it all started with my fascination with herbal medicine and other alternative healing practices. I had a very nice and sizeable herbal remedy bookshelf, the pride of which…
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 has been an honor and…
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 autism was caused by vaccines."…
Emerging from the Herd
I was raised in a family where it was traditional to challenge authority and the status quo, to buck trends and conventions, and to always ask questions. I had friends…
I Vaccinate My Kids Because I Wish My Parents Had Vaccinated Me
My name is Grace. I was raised in a cult. There are a lot of things wrong with being raised in a cult— religious brainwashing, extreme patriarchy, verbal abuse, physical…
I Used To Be Anti-Vaccine
I am part of a generation that feels its government has lied to its citizens time and time again. From the rationale and controversial evidence leading to the invasion of Iraq…