Statement Concerning June 2025 ACIP Meeting
Thimerosal contains very tiny amounts of ethylmercury, which is safe and quickly leaves the body. It’s different from harmful methylmercury found in some fish. Thimerosal has been used safely in vaccines, drugs, and contact solutions since the 1930s. Decades of studies across the globe have shown that thimerosal is safe in the amounts used in vaccines.
How RSV Affects the Whole Family
Starting daycare at the peak of cold and flu season was a choice that wasn’t really a choice at all.
RSV Can Be Serious for Preemies
I made strict rules about hand washing and visitors. Unfortunately, after one of those rules was broken, my worst fear happened: my son became sick with RSV.
Ep. 74: Game Night
Put your Google down, and join our Vax Ambassadors for some fun! Each month, our Vax Ambassadors meet to learn something new about vaccines. This…
RSV Changed Our Lives
Nobody wants their kids to be sick. To have a child almost die from a virus, though? That’s a whole different level of powerlessness.
The Trauma of RSV
What was a cough for my daughter put our baby son in the PICU. It's my greatest hope we get a vaccine.
I Won’t Forget Last RSV Season
We expected our pandemic baby to get sick eventually, but we did not expect what RSV would do.
One of Our Hardest Nights — Fighting RSV
I've treated RSV in the hospital. But when my own son became a patient, I learned firsthand just how difficult it is.
I Wish I’d Had the RSV Vaccine
I thought my baby just had a cold. Within a matter of hours she was in the PICU because of this virus.
Ep. 66: The Future of mRNA Vaccines
In many ways, mRNA vaccines are a game-changer, but not an unexpected one. For this episode, we talked to one of the scientists who has…
