Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
Vaccine-preventable diseases are making a comeback in the US, and community immunity may be at risk. Less than 20 years ago, measles was declared eliminated…
Surviving Meningitis: Rayna’s Story
They always say that your freshman year is the year that you find and discover yourself. For Easter break that year, I decided that I…
How My Daughter Taught Me that Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism
“It’s fun to watch you both grow up,” the doctor said, putting a Band-Aid over the site where my three-year-old daughter had just received the…
Stop Using my Children to Scare Parents out of Vaccinating
It was never my intention in life to become a vaccine advocate. I have to do enough just advocating for my kids, as two of…
A Nurse Practitioner’s Journey Leaving the Anti-Vaccination Movement
As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I have given thousands of vaccines to children. But most people don't know something very important about me. I have…
Learning to Advocate
I get a lot of emails every day, but my favorite emails come from other parents who are reaching out to me as a peer…
Survey Says!
A couple of weeks ago, we sent out a survey asking you the various parts of Voices for Vaccines. While this survey is far from…
Protecting Those Who Need It Most
When my son was 3 years old and my daughter 5 months, a woman emailed a local mothers’ listserv and revealed that her son had…
You Can Do Something about Measles Outbreaks
As of June 13, we have seen 477 measles cases in the United State this year. The number of cases is astounding to anyone who…
I was Duped by the Anti-Vaccine Movement
My journey into the anti-vaccination scene began when I became pregnant with my one and only child. It all started when I watched the documentary…