Parents PACK Newsletter
Parents PACK is a monthly e-newsletter for anyone who wants information about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases. Each issue provides timely vaccine information, a feature article, vaccine questions and answers, information about immunizations around the world and a trivia question.
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Read 2023 issues online
- November | PDF
Born almost deaf, Karen did not let rubella define her - October | PDF
RSV and babies — A bit of hope - September | PDF
A new vaccine … and it’s for adults! Find out more about RSV and the vaccine. - August | PDF
Pneumococcal Vaccines for Adults (Part 2): The Latest News - July | PDF
Pneumococcal Vaccines for Kids (Part 1): The Latest News - June | PDF
COVID-19 vaccine: What’s in the vial? - May | PDF
3 practical matters regarding COVID-19 in May 2023 - April | PDF
How many trivia questions about vaccine ingredients can you answer? - March | PDF
Does my child benefit from a COVID-19 vaccine? - February | PDF
Adult vaccine recommendations? What should I know? - January | PDF
Science Made Easy: Viral Transmission, Human Immunity & the Gap Called “Immunity Debt”
Read 2022 issues online
- November | PDF
Flu vaccine: What’s in the vial? - May | PDF
No. This study does not prove what you think it does: Part III - April | PDF
No. This study does not prove what you think it does: Part II - March | PDF
No. This study does not prove what you think it does: Part I
For other 2022 issues of Parents PACK, please check our archive.
Read 2021 issues online
- November | PDF (English | Spanish)
3 Considerations for COVID-19 vaccination of 5- to 11-year-old children - February | PDF (English | Spanish)
Long-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccine? What we know
For other 2021 issues of Parents PACK, please check our archive.
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