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There have been at least 79 cases of measles in the US this year as reported by the Center for Disease Control, but I don’t believe any deaths have occurred. To give you an idea of what the measles outbreak is currently like in the Philippines, there have been over 4300 cases and over 70 […]

Living in Southern California, you can’t turn on the radio or TV without getting blasted with news about the measles outbreak. It’s literally everywhere! If you’re a mother of a baby younger than 12 months old (who can’t get the measles vaccine yet), then you’re probably glued to the heated discussions on Facebook mommy groups. I […]

The flu shot is something that is needed only once a year, but a person’s very first flu vaccination always requires a second vaccination that same year, given after 30 days. So while the flu season is slowing down in most states (but still moderate in Texas, Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, and Hawaii), I made sure […]

Not everyone can be immunized even if they want to be, and they depend on the immunity of not only their close contacts but their community as well. People who are immuno-compromised, for example, are usually unable to be vaccinated with live vaccines, such as the Measles Mumps Rubella vaccine. My 5-month-old baby is another example of […]

The flu really needs no introduction. We all know the symptoms – fever, chills, a cough, and body aches. It strikes fast and it hits hard. And when I’m talking about the flu, I’m referring to influenza and not the stomach flu. Some people use the word “flu” interchangeably, but they’re totally different bugs. Influenza […]

A couple months ago our doctor dumped us. We went into the relationship thinking it was a good match, with lots of promise for a bright future. Not so much. We broke up, and it wasn’t mutual. Why did our nice, friendly pediatrics practice kick us to the curb? Vaccinations, or rather, a lack of […]

Once upon a time, there was a dragon named Pertussis who ravaged the kingdom of Merica with his secret weapon: a whooping cough. The dragon wounded 175,000 citizens of the land every year, but especially loved eating children: over 9 out of 10 of those wounded by the dragon were children under 10. The King […]