My Daughter Had Cancer. Now Measles? | Voices For Vaccines
The panic of having to go back into isolation over the measles is overwhelming. We want nothing more than for our kids to try and have normal lives.| Voices For Vaccines
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.| Voices For Vaccines
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They assumed my father's cognitive function would never be normal, but it was actually his personality that changed.| Voices For Vaccines
My sister was in a coma for a very long time. We were excited when she woke up.| Voices For Vaccines
The panic of having to go back into isolation over the measles is overwhelming. We want nothing more than for our kids to try and have normal lives.| Voices For Vaccines
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.| Voices For Vaccines
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When I was around 11, my aunt fell fully into the anti-vax movement. She was an authority figure in my life, so I fell headfirst into it with her.| Voices For Vaccines
The doctor took one look at my son and called the ambulance. It was at that moment the seriousness of what was happening set in.| Voices For Vaccines
Are COVID vaccines safe for kids? A viral interview says no—but the data says yes. Learn why expert reviews confirm vaccines are safe, tested, and lifesaving for children.| Voices For Vaccines
I never got my flu shot, until one winter the virus put me in a 10 day coma. This is my cautionary tale.| Voices For Vaccines
My son was diagnosed with autism at age three. I soon found myself falling down the conspiracy rabbit hole.| Voices For Vaccines
The newly appointed ACIP committee met and discussed flu and RSV and thimerosal| Voices For Vaccines
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.| Voices For Vaccines
We have big work ahead, and we can’t do it without you.| Voices For Vaccines
Let’s start with a call for compassion and an understanding that community immunity is about far more than “herd immunity.” It’s about caring for one another.| Voices For Vaccines
Meningitis is not a disease I thought I would ever get, especially at the age of 51. It all started on a Monday morning in February 2003.| Voices For Vaccines
I grew up in a Christian Scientist household. When I turned 18, I became a rebel.| Voices For Vaccines
When I was a child, chickenpox was a very common disease. Most children got it, and it didn’t seem like a big deal to me. You got some spots that were itchy, and a fever for a few days…| Voices For Vaccines
The last week has been such a whirlwind. It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that the very first time my four-month-old son Mobius got sick, it was with the measles. I am incredibly thankful…| Voices For Vaccines
Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.| Voices For Vaccines
Once reality set in, I became angry and wanted some answers. I felt cheated of the opportunity to protect my daughter| Voices For Vaccines
Stanford PhD Mallory Harris on her hard-won realization about the community value of vaccination.| Voices For Vaccines
Let’s meet doctors where they are. Vaccinating is a small but essential act of reciprocity in a world where COVID is here to stay.| Voices For Vaccines
“The pandemic isn’t over so please continue to be smart out there.”| Voices For Vaccines
Purity culture infiltrates even our doctor’s offices, putting the maintenance of sexual purity over an individual’s health.| Voices For Vaccines
When my third child was born, it was a crazy time in my life. (Isn’t it always?) My husband and I had two older boys, ages 4 and 2. Charlie was a sweet baby from day one, healthy and adorable.| Voices For Vaccines
Understanding the facts about vaccine side effects, what to expect after vaccinations, and the truth about rare, serious adverse reactions.| Voices For Vaccines
Learn about vaccine safety - the process to ensure new vaccines are safe, how existing vaccines are monitored, and what organizations are involved.| Voices For Vaccines
I met Jennifer in 2011 when I moved to a rural town in Minnesota so that my husband could pastor a local church. It was clear upon meeting Jen that she was a joy to be around—full of life, vibrant…| Voices For Vaccines
Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis are very serious diseases, particularly for young children. Learn more about the DTaP vaccines, side effects, and safety.| Voices For Vaccines
COVID is caused by a type of coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Learn more about the COVID-19 and vaccine updates.| Voices For Vaccines
Those of you who have avoided childhood illnesses without vaccines are lucky. You couldn’t do it without us pro-vaxxers. Once the vaccination rates begin dropping, the less herd immunity will be able to protect your children.| Voices For Vaccines
I was healthy and have a great life. A bad case of flu can change that in a matter of days.| Voices For Vaccines
I was a pregnant school teacher vulnerable to measles. The vaccine requirement that protected my child is no more.| Voices For Vaccines
A man who survived neuroendocrine cancer on why community vaccination is so important.| Voices For Vaccines
These vaccines are the best precaution for our children and will allow parents to regain a modicum of control in protecting their young children from this terrible disease.| Voices For Vaccines
Rumors from other parents convinced me not to vaccinate my son. I found out the truth when he landed in the hospital.| Voices For Vaccines
Coronavirus is a serious viral virus responsible for the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Learn more about the COVID-19 and vaccine updates.| Voices For Vaccines
What was a cough for my daughter put our baby son in the PICU. It’s my greatest hope we get a vaccine.| Voices For Vaccines
I thought my baby just had a cold. Within a matter of hours she was in the PICU because of this virus.| Voices For Vaccines
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.| Voices For Vaccines
Measles doesn’t seem ‘mild’ when your patients lose their lives to it. We saw that firsthand.| Voices For Vaccines
Always be mindful of the temptation to think ‘it would never happen to me’ and to make time for vaccines.| Voices For Vaccines
No one can guarantee that you won’t be exposed to the virus for the rest of their life.| Voices For Vaccines
The stress that this virus has caused me and my family can be prevented with a vaccine.| Voices For Vaccines
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a viral infection that can cause six types of cancer. Learn about HPV and the vaccine that prevents it.| Voices For Vaccines
After what it put our family through, I had to make sure my daughters were protected.| Voices For Vaccines
Yesterday’s devastating cancer can now be prevented with a simple shot. I wish I had the choice that you do.| Voices For Vaccines
A couple of years ago I was waiting in a clinic to see my physician for a normal well check. When a nurse I had never met came in to check my vitals, she started with small talk. “How are you doing…| Voices For Vaccines
Contact voices for vaccines to learn more about credible vaccine information to help families make important health decisions.| Voices For Vaccines
My son was diagnosed with autism at age three. I soon found myself falling down the conspiracy rabbit hole.| Voices For Vaccines
Starting daycare at the peak of cold and flu season was a choice that, for us and for many working parents in the United States, wasn’t really a choice at all.| Voices For Vaccines
When I was younger, I never thought being unvaccinated was a problem. Until my sister died.| Voices For Vaccines
HPV cancers don’t have to overshadow the next generation if we vaccinate our young people now.| Voices For Vaccines
Abigail survived meningococcal disease, though it left a permanent mark. She recounts her experience by poem.| Voices For Vaccines
When I was young, I was the only kid in the whole school with a disability from polio. Years later I began to its the long-term effects.| Voices For Vaccines
We expected our pandemic baby to get sick eventually, but we did not expect what RSV would do.| Voices For Vaccines
