Vax Requirements Might Have Saved My Baby
Ep. 68: Vaccines Year in Review
At the end of 2021, everyone may have thought that had been the Year of the Vaccine, but 2022 came along and said, "Hold my…
Ep. 42: Can We Get Back to Routine Vaccines?
While the world is consumed with justifiable fears of COVID-19, measles, polio, and even diphtheria are finding pathways to resurgence. What is going on with…
Even in a Pandemic, We Cannot Forget the Importance of Routine Immunization
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re focused on this one, novel infection. It’s almost as if time has stopped and we’ve forgotten about…
Before They Were Preventable
When I was eleven years old I learned why my maternal grandmother and my mother have always been vehemently pro-vaccine. It was the day I…
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…
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…
Can We Get Rid of Measles Once and for All?
My brother, who is six years older than I am, has a scar where his smallpox vaccine was administered when he was a child. I…
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…