Being the Odd Mom Out in a Low Vax Community
As my child turns two this year, I’m looking back at some of the earlier memories I have of motherhood. During pregnancy, I recall one…
How My Four-Year-Old Became Pro-Vaccine
It was 1998, and the chickenpox vaccine was just coming out. At that time–the chickenpox vaccine became available in 1995—my daughter was four and completely…
Why I Keep Posting
Or: Confessions of a Broken Record I post about two things on social media - science fiction and vaccines. The first, because I love it. …
Facts and Talk: My Response to Vaccine Fears
In 2009, I turned in my pipettes and decided to pursue a career outside of the laboratory. I was living in Boulder, Colorado, and had…
All About That Vax
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, the month set aside for reminding parents to get their babies, older children, teenagers, and themselves vaccinated. While Voices…
A Moment of Hesitation
I was still trying to come to terms with how things had played out. In the space of just over a week I’d gone from…
We Must Protect All Children
I have always been pro-vaccine. My father worked in International Development, so I grew up and traveled all over the world in my youth, meeting…
I Grew Up in an Anti-Vaccine Cult
My parents were brought up listening to the radio broadcasts and reading the literature of the Worldwide Church of God, a cult/fringe religion that was…
Not Just a Harmless Childhood Disease
When I was a child, chickenpox was a very common disease. Most children got it, and it didn't seem like a big deal to me.…
An Open Letter to Expecting Parents and Parents Yet-To-Be about Vaccinating
My wife is a very strong woman. She is independent, intelligent, fierce-spirited, and dedicated to her ideals: all reasons why I love her, right? When…