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 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
    Trivia game features

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