Parents PACK Newsletter Archive
Download and read past issues of our Parents PACK e-newsletter in HTML and PDF format. Each monthly issue contains interesting and useful information about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
Read 2023 issues online
- December | PDF
RRPF – “While We Breathe, We Hope” - 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
- December | PDF
What is RSV? - November | PDF
Flu vaccine: What’s in the vial? - October | PDF
Aluminum and Asthma? - September | PDF
Fall and flu vaccines: 3 things to know and 1 common misconception - August | PDF
Boosters, variants, new vaccines and the never-ending saga of COVID-19 - July | PDF
Chickenpox, shingles and … Justin Bieber? - June | PDF
3 misconceptions about the hepatitis outbreak in children - 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 - February | PDF
DYK why HPV doesn’t mean cheating? Take our quiz. - January | PDF
“I couldn't ever do what everybody else did” — Living with the long-term effects of polio
Read 2021 issues online
- December | PDF
COVID-19: Natural versus vaccine-induced immunity - November | PDF (English | Spanish)
3 Considerations for COVID-19 vaccination of 5- to 11-year-old children - October | PDF
Breakthroughs, boosters, and B cells … oh my! - September | PDF
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) & vaccines: The risks and recommendations - August | PDF
COVID-19 vaccines: Clinical trials in children - July | PDF
SCIENCE MADE EASY — Blood clots and COVID-19 vaccines (video) - June | PDF
Viral shedding and COVID-19: What can and can’t happen - May | PDF
Antibody testing after COVID-19 vaccination - April | PDF
Medications and COVID-19 vaccines: What you should know - March | PDF
Two mothers. One mission — Saving kids from meningococcal disease - February | PDF (English | Spanish)
Long-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccine? What we know. - January | PDF
When the whole family has not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19
Read 2020 issues online
- December | PDF
Answering your questions about COVID-19 vaccines - November | PDF
COVID-19 and the holidays: Making special memories this season - October | PDF
Is your family putting on and taking off their masks safely? - September | PDF
Coronavirus, influenza … feel more in control this fall - August | PDF
Dissecting social media: What you should know - July | PDF
COVID-19 has put everyone in a front row seat to science - June | PDF
Bad studies: Yes, they exist. How can you identify them? - May | PDF
Why will it take so long to make a vaccine against COVID-19? - April | PDF
Can vaccines cross the blood-brain barrier? - March | PDF
Wondering about coronavirus? - February | PDF
New information means measles is even worse than we thought - January | PDF
5 things you may not know about HPV
Read 2019 issues online
- December | PDF
Our gift to you this holiday season — Updated Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know Mobile App - November | PDF
SCIENCE MADE EASY — Babies’ immune systems: What can they handle? - October | PDF
Why should my baby get so many vaccines before 24 months of age? - September | PDF
HPV vaccine safely prevents cancer. Here’s how we know. - August | PDF
Symptoms: To treat or not to treat? - July | PDF
Fetal cells and vaccines: Common questions answered - June | PDF
Diving into the inner-workings of the immune system - May | PDF
A blood test or a vaccine? - April | PDF
A brother's disease. A mother's worry. A daughter's vaccine. - March | PDF
Families and vaccines: Figuring it out when opinions differ - February | PDF
Chapters vs. books: How scientific studies tell a story - January | PDF
SCIENCE MADE EASY: The stages of viral infection — how HPV and shingles play a long game
Read 2018 issues online
- December | PDF
Flu happens. Then what? - November | PDF
5 ways to grade information - October | PDF
What could have been: More cousins. More birthdays. More love. - September | PDF
SCIENCE MADE EASY: How are strains of influenza chosen for the annual vaccine? - August | PDF
How well can you do with these vaccine trivia questions? - July | PDF
Flashback: Parenting and summer in the 1950s - June | PDF
SCIENCE MADE EASY: Are maternal antibodies considered while making the vaccine schedule? - May | PDF
Should I worry about recent E. coli and hepatitis A outbreaks? - April | PDF
Measles and mumps exposures still occur in U.S. - March | PDF
5 reasons adults need vaccines - February | PDF
A story that needs telling: Flu can kill - January | PDF
Common questions about vaccine liability
Read 2017 issues online
- December | PDF
Choosing a doctor for your children - November | PDF
Did you know that germs gang up on us to cause disease? - October | PDF
3 reasons to get the flu vaccine - September | PDF
If vaccines work, why do unvaccinated people pose a risk? - August | PDF
Should I be concerned about hepatitis A? - July | PDF
Cookouts, vacations and vaccinations? - June | PDF
Choosing the right information to use - May | PDF
Waiting for more information could be dangerous - April | PDF
Not just the flu — One family's story - March | PDF
Talking about vaccines with your kids - February | PDF
Four common vaccine safety questions - January | PDF
Vaccination against HPV just got easier
Read 2016 issues online
- December | PDF
Did you notice three things that went away in 2016? - November | PDF
Flu vaccines can save the life of someone you love - October | PDF
What you should know — lessons from FluMist - September | PDF
Science and politics — Presidential candidates on vaccination - August | PDF
Infectious diseases and pregnancy — What you should know - July | PDF
Rabies — What you should know - June | PDF
Q&A with meningitis survivor and author Andy Marso - May | PDF
Team up with vaccine heroes to beat the germs! - April | PDF
Babies, grandparents and pneumococcus - March | PDF
Zika virus — What you should know - February | PDF
Ben Franklin — Pro-vaccine before vaccines were invented? - January | PDF
Get answers to your HPV questions
Read 2015 issues online
- December | PDF
Three vaccine developments in 2015 - November | PDF
Understanding types of influenza vaccines - October | PDF
Unvaccinated population poses different risks to different people - September | PDF
Free screening of Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic compliments of the Vaccine Education Center - August | PDF
How a vaccine is made — From idea to vial - July | PDF
A tale of two diseases ... and one virus - June | PDF
How to prepare for healthy travel - May | PDF
Are infant immune systems overwhelmed by vaccines? - April | PDF
No payoff in vaccine delay, only risk - March | PDF
Making vaccine decisions for your family - February | PDF
Outbreaks can occur anywhere - January | PDF
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