Autism’s Professor Harold Hill
It's hard to talk about vaccines or autism without mentioning the sometime gastroenterologist, Andrew Wakefield. Almost everyone has at least a passing familiarity with Wakefield,…
Measles in Minnesota
Yesterday afternoon, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that 60 people (mostly children) in four counties across the state. This measles outbreak is the worst…
Mikey and His Grandma: A Vaccine Story
“Mandy, can he try Jello?” my mother asks me conspiratorially, as she cuddles her last grandchild in her arms at the Chinese buffet. Mikey Wale…
What are these diseases we vaccinate against?
When I first had babies, long before I became The Vaccine Lady, I took my children to be immunized as a matter of course, without…
Vaccines and Legislation
The headlines last week were nearly catastrophic, declaring that HHS Secretary Tom Price had made statements about letting states do whatever they want to as…
For Our Family, There Is No Debate
On January 20th 2016, my husband and I had a doctor’s appointment for an ultrasound to find out the gender of our baby. It was…
What’s up with All These Outbreaks?
A few months ago, I came across an article claiming that we can blame the anti-vaccine movement for the mumps cases popping up in college…
A Mother I Never Met Changed My Mind About Vaccines
Have you ever strolled by someone in the grocery store who smelled like she just walked out of a package of incense? That was me.…
Remembering Jennifer: An HPV Story
I met Jennifer in 2011 when I moved to a rural town in Minnesota so that my husband could pastor a local church. It was…
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Prevent Cancer
I have no underlying health conditions and was and am a generally healthy. I am athletic, active, and enjoy time spent outdoors in any capacity. I had…