I See COVID Through Memories of the Summer of 1953
The pandemic took me back to when polio stalked every neighborhood in America.
A Vaccine Can Prevent This Cancer
The vaccine didn't exist when I was a teen. I truly wish it had been available, because cancer was brutal.
Children Paid the Price: Growing Up Unvaccinated in a Faith Healing Community
If somebody had told me they were vaccinated, I probably would have told them that was a sin.
My Classmates Thought I Was Drunk. I Had Meningitis.
I was eleven years old, and in the early stages of meningococcal meningitis. Nobody recognized how sick I was.
My Newborn Caught Whooping Cough in the Pediatrician’s Waiting Room
Whooping cough? I didn't think people got that anymore. Our daughter was a five week old newborn.
From Unvaccinated to Vaccinated: My Reckoning with The Wellness World
My parents were deep in the wellness world, and there was a lot of fear-mongering about vaccines
We Love Ayzlee – Our Flu Story
We lost Ayzlee to influenza in 2014. She was a healthy 3-year-old. It can happen to anyone.
A Hib Vaccine Would’ve Saved My Brother
I sat on the floor next to Bobby. As I sat there watching him, I felt terrified.
How Close Measles Got to My Family
I was pregnant when my husband came down with measles. It could have seriously harmed our baby.
Answering Key Questions on Hepatitis B Birth Dose at a Critical Time
by John Ward (Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination) and Karen Ernst (Voices for Vaccines) On December 4th, the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
