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…
The Crunchy Skeptics Changed My Mind
We started out following the doctor’s orders with our first baby—she received her first year’s vaccines on time. After a period of moving around a…
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…
Honoring One Life to Save Others
Kimberly Coffey was 17 years old and days away from high school graduation when she caught what she thought was a case of flu. Days…
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…
Lasting Scars from Chickenpox
It all began on a warm afternoon in May of 1996. My 6-year-old daughter was swinging on her swing set when she suddenly stopped and,…
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…
Vaccines and Beating the Odds
Vaccines are literally a life or death situation for people like my father, who battled stage 4 leukemia after being given six weeks to live.…
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…