Ep. 32.1: Stop the Presses! NIAM 2019
It's the first day of National Immunization Awareness Month, and we are all working with brand new themes this year. In celebration, we declared that…
Talking about Rotary’s End Polio Mission
Rotary International has worked for decades to deliver polio vaccines to the most remote corners of the world in order to eradicate polio permanently from the…
Dr. Offit Talks Measles
Thus far in 2019, the United States has experienced nearly 1,000 cases of measles--and we can expect more. But when can we expect the outbreaks…
Something Even Worse: My Hib Story
“When Father Myers got up at Mass and told everyone to pray for Ben and Barbara’s daughter, MaryAnne, we thought you were never coming home…
Celebrating 25 Years: NIIW and Measles Outbreaks
The saying goes, "What's old is new again." As National Infant Immunization Week turns 25 years old, the United States is seeing more measles cases…
Mr. Lindenberger Goes to Washington, the Vax Talk Episode
As a high school senior, I made my first phone call to a doctor to schedule an appointment when I was sick. I only did…
I Changed My Mind; Now Let’s Change Our Laws
I know those people out on the steps of state capitols across the country protesting proposed immunization laws. They are scared and misinformed. I know…
Updates Galore from ACIP and D.C.
The past few weeks have been active in the vaccine advocacy world--and in the anti-vaccine activist movement. Normal things, such as the ACIP (Advisory Committee…
Autism! Omnibus! Vaccines! Conspiracy!
Lately, I have noticed how anti-vaccine activists are using the law to shape how we are all talking about vaccines. Sometimes they file lawsuits, sometimes…
What’s Up with HPV Vaccine Refusal?
The HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine lags far behind other adolescent vaccines when it comes to immunization rates. In 2016, 60% of adolescents received at…