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The Vaccine Education Center is always trying to find new and unique ways to communicate about vaccines, so we are pleased to announce our newest tool, Just the Vax: Vaccine Trivia.
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Confusion and misinformation are common regarding vaccinations for healthcare personnel (HCP). Fortunately, excellent resources are available to help medical practices vaccinate their employees as recommended by the CDC.
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In two recent papers, the authors concluded that vaccine messages meant to educate might actually misinform and even decrease intent to vaccinate. Let’s take a closer look at these studies.
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We all know that vaccines are cost-effective, safe and life-saving. But sometimes, competing priorities in a busy medical practice can push vaccines off the radar during office visits. This can contribute to low vaccination rates, leaving our patients unprotected against preventable diseases.
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Read the results of a study published on Nov. 17, 2014, in which investigators wanted to determine how parents felt about their children attending daycare centers where other children might not be immunized.
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Read a review of "The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection," a book by Michael Harris.
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The CDC recently announced that so far this year, the predominant strain of influenza causing disease is a drifted strain of the influenza A virus H3N2. Here is what you should know.
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Some believe that the lack of vaccine boosters given to adults provides evidence that herd immunity is a myth. So let’s look at this notion more closely.
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A recent presentation by Dr. Offit in California was the central theme of an article by Eryn Brown published in the Los Angeles Times on Oct. 31, 2014.
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Unfortunately, it is all too easy to make a vaccine administration error. And even more unfortunately, the error is likely impossible to undo. So be careful to do the “right” thing the first time.