Vaccines Archives

03.11.2020 a graph of cases with numbers and letters

Messaging and Measles

In response to pressure to increase transparency, Facebook launched Ad Library, allowing a comparison of trends in pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine messaging.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

11.18.2019 a graph of a vaccine

Vaccine Hesitancy Is Still Trending

Vaccine advocates are drowning out vaccine denouncers. Very few are engaging others and changing opinions as tweeters exist in separate bubbles.

Fellow Greg Kantor

09.02.2019 a map of the united states with red dots and numbers

Measles Madness

Health authorities declared that measles had been eliminated from the nation in 2000, yet the virus has reemerged at alarmingly high rates in 2019.

Fellow Jori Fortson

07.19.2019 a group of sheep in a field

Disease

Vaccination Is Not a Personal Healthcare Choice

Preserving personal freedom is a rising response to vaccination. It is now vital to control the public narrative on vaccines to protect our communities.

Guest Author Matthew Woodruff

05.14.2019 a close up of a phone

Disease

Why Is Vaccine Hesitancy Trending?

Now more than ever, health experts and community leaders need to be active on social media to combat the vast amounts of vaccine misinformation circulating.

Fellow Greg Kantor

09.18.2018 Graph showing HPV vaccine follow-through on second and third shots

Multi-Dose Vaccines: Not Getting it Done

The HPV vaccine requires a series of shots to prevent infection, but it is difficult to get young patients to return for multiple visits of preventive care.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

06.15.2018 Torso with shingles blisters

Personalizing Shingles

Shingles is painful and can result in complications that can impact patients financially, but many adults opt not to receive shingles vaccination.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

04.13.2018 A graph showing the decline in the prevalence of warts in age groups 2006-2014

Warts Up?

A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention measured the prevalence of anogenital warts in the United States. Herd protection is working.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

10.02.2017 a woman holding a girl's mouth

Health Equity

MMR Vaccination Among New Refugees

The health of people coming into the United States is a high priority. But it isn’t just emerging diseases like Zika and Ebola that are of concern.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

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