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We’ll Never Miss a Flu Shot Again

I typically stay on top of vaccines. But in 2023 we were late with flu shots–a mistake I will never make again.

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You Might Have to Ask: ACIP Update

The CDC’s vaccine committee (ACIP) met last week to review several vaccines, including those for measles-mumps-rubella-chickenpox (MMRV), hepatitis B, and COVID-19.

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I was healthy. Measles still hit like a truck.

As an adult, I knew I was missing some vaccines, but I wasn’t sure which ones. Then, I was diagnosed with measles.

The Long Shadow of a Measles Infection

They assumed my father's cognitive function would never be normal, but it was actually his personality that changed.

Measles Can Change Your Brain

I didn’t know why I had been hospitalized, but it was greeted as something of a miracle that I could spell my own name.

Measles Took My Sister From Me

My sister was in a coma for a very long time. We were excited when she woke up.

My Daughter Had Cancer. She Doesn’t Need Measles.

The panic of having to go back into isolation over the measles and unvaccinated individuals is overwhelming. We want nothing more than for our kids to try and have normal lives.

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Why I Regret Not Vaccinating

I had already begun my descent into conspiracy theories before I became a parent, but the instinct to protect my children kicked it into overdrive.

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What Measles Did to My Family

My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.

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