by ivaccinate | Dec 6, 2018 | National News
At least five children have died from the flu this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, as cases related to the deadly viral strain increase across the U.S. with flu season underway. Two children died in the second and third weeks of...
by ivaccinate | Dec 4, 2018 | National News
Reported cases of measles worldwide surged by nearly a third last year, partly because parents did not vaccinate their children, health organizations said Thursday. The increase in measles, a highly contagious scourge that had been nearly eradicated in many parts of...
by ivaccinate | Nov 29, 2018 | National News
Liliana Czegledi devoted herself to keeping her daughter, Ioana, alive. The girl had been born with a compromised immune system, a damaged heart and muscles that wouldn’t work. She wasn’t expected to live past her second birthday. Czegledi gave up her...
by ivaccinate | Nov 29, 2018 | National News
Every year as flu season emerges, so too do myths and misconceptions about the flu shot. Some people avoid getting the vaccine because they don’t think it works well enough to be worth it. Some think they are too healthy to need it. And some worry it will make them...
by ivaccinate | Nov 27, 2018 | National News
Last week, Nicole Stellon O’Donnell took to Twitter to remind followers of the importance of vaccines after her cancer-stricken daughter contracted measles. In her thread, O’Donnell explained that her daughter could not get vaccinated herself because...
by ivaccinate | Nov 27, 2018 | National News
Meningitis B is rare, but it’s potentially fatal and 3 colleges across the country have reported ongoing outbreaks of the disease. San Diego State University, Five College Consortium in Massachusetts, and Oregon State University are currently dealing with outbreaks of...
