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150 Days of Pertussis

I have been coughing for 5 months. You don't want your child to get this disease.
Mr. Nicotra sits in a hospital chair and holds his baby girl.

I Wish I Knew How Bad Pertussis Could Be

When offered the Tdap vaccine, I refused, not knowing its importance.

My Breakthrough About Vaccines

Stanford PhD Mallory Harris on her hard-won realization about the community value of vaccination.

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…

I Got Myself Vaccinated

I am part of a family of five, and neither me nor my siblings received any childhood or adolescent vaccines. My mom is somewhat of…

A Horrible Cough and My Vaccination Education

I guess it all started with my fascination with herbal medicine and other alternative healing practices. I had a very nice and sizeable herbal remedy…

Protection Begins Before Birth

I remember during my second pregnancy seeing an ad informing me that I could pass along whooping cough to my baby. At the time, I…

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.…

How Effective Are Childhood Vaccines?

Modern vaccines are very effective. But nothing is 100% effective. As people know, children can – sadly – be harmed in a car accident even…

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