150 Days of Pertussis
I have been coughing for 5 months. You don't want your child to get this disease.
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…