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Let’s face it, a realistic target for a Coronavirus vaccine is 2021 (or later)

There has been a lot of talk about how "we" are making a lot of progress in creating a coronavirus vaccine lately, and it’s getting irresponsible. Yes, the Phase 1 Read More

Fear of COVID leading to healthy kids missing out on necessary vaccines

Covid-19 Pandemic Scares Many Away From Routine Pediatric Visits During the first few months of the Covid-19 crisis, many patients, especially parents with young children, canceled routine doctor visits. This is Read More

New hexavalent (6-in-one) vaccine coming in 2021

THERE’S A NEW VACCINE COMING TO THE US WHICH WILL SAVE SHOTS FOR INFANTS, BUT IT WON’T BE IN USE UNTIL NEXT YEAR. A new-ish vaccine is coming to the US Read More

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (not a vaccination topic – yet)

Many of you have heard about the mysterious cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) that have been occurring around the country for the past several years. It is a polio-like Read More

Influenza – January 2019 update

For the week ending 12/29/2018, the CDC is reporting an uptick in influenza-related illnesses all over the U.S. So far, there has been a good match between circulating strains of Read More

A New Combination Vaccine for Infants and Toddlers – fewer shots!!

The FDA just approved a new combination vaccine for routine use in infants and toddlers that can decrease the number of injections given down to just 2 at a time Read More

Ongoing Chickenpox Epidemic in a North Carolina School – November 2018

A school in North Carolina is currently experiencing a months-long epidemic of cases of chickenpox. Part of the Waldorf Schools chain, the school (the Asheville Waldorf School, in Asheville, NC) Read More

Vaccines recommended for travel – holiday edition

For those traveling out of the U.S. for the winter holidays, many children should be getting travel vaccinations. Although most vaccinations recommended for travel for children are already given routinely, Read More

Influenza update: October edition

OK, everyone, it’s officially flu season – we are seeing influenza in emergency departments and hopefully all doctors are in full swing of giving flu vaccinations to any and all Read More

Australia set to ‘eliminate’ cervical cancer by 2028

Australia has just announced that it is on track to banish cervical cancer (caused by human papilloma virus infection) in the next 10 years! As you likely know, this is Read More

Vaccines for Pregnancy (not strictly a pediatric topic)

For pregnant women, there are a number of vaccines to be thinking about during the pregnancy which can help protect your baby. Although this is always at your pregnancy provider’s Read More

Has your child gotten a flu vaccine yet? Which one?

Let’s see which vaccine kids are getting and why. Hi all – it’s September, which is the unofficial start of flu vaccine season! Since this year we have flu vaccine choices again Read More

Lead in Our Schools (ok, not a vaccine topic)

In the past few years there have been lots of reports of large cities finding lead in their drinking water. Of course, Flint, MI comes to mind, and they are Read More

Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine

Many adults remember having had chickenpox as a child. We considered it a mild disease, and everyone we knew got it as a young child. Usually a whole family’s kids Read More

HPV Vaccine (updated 10-9-2018)

Today is HPV vaccine day!! (I just decided it.) I’m hoping to get to most of the vaccines commonly used in Pediatrics over time, but HPV vaccine is both an important Read More

Shingles Vaccine (This one’s for Parents and Grandparents; updated 8/2018)

Most of my posts will be about vaccines used in childhood, but there is an important one for many parents to be aware of that I’ve just become eligible for Read More

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