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Five ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic now than in 1918
This article appeared in MSU Today. Read the full story here. Near the end of the First World War, a deadly flu raced across the globe. The influenza pandemic became the most severe pandemic in recent history, infecting about one-third of the world’s population...
Five lessons from the coronavirus pandemic about your child’s immunizations
This article appeared on Cincinnati.com. Read the full story here. Among its many effects, the coronavirus pandemic is putting children across the Cincinnati area and the nation behind schedule for vaccinations. Federal and local data show decreases in the numbers of...
Walgreens resumes immunization services ahead of flu season
This article appeared in Reuters. Read the full story here. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Monday it has resumed vaccination services at its pharmacies ahead of the upcoming flu season, which health officials have warned may coincide with a second wave of...
Why it’s critical for children to get their routine health care
This article appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Read the full story here. If you have held off making your well-child health appointment or have missed your child’s routine vaccinations due to COVID-19 restrictions, you may want to consider putting that on the top of...
To fight covid-19, get a flu shot
This article appeared in My San Antonio. Read the full story here. With many states seeing increasing coronavirus infections, it's clear that covid-19 is not leaving the U.S. anytime soon. That's a problem now, and it stands to become an even bigger one this fall,...
Opinion: Thank you for staying home, Michigan
This op-ed by Ryan Malosh appeared in The Detroit News. Read the full story here. Thank you, residents of Michigan. Because you’ve stayed home, my children aren’t fatherless. Because you stayed home, the curve, in many places of our state, has started to flatten. Your...
Pediatricians concerned about missed vaccines during stay-at-home orders
This article appeared in Click on Detroit. Read the full story here. Pediatricians are sounding the alarm about a concerning trend. Because of the stay-at-home orders, the number of children falling behind on their vaccinations has risen dramatically. Prior to the...
A vaccine for COVID-19 is crucial for the economy. A company founded in Lansing is helping make one.
This article appeared in the Lansing State Journal. Read the full story here. A company founded in Lansing hopes to start making hundreds of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by next year. Emergent BioSolutions has partnered with three other companies to...
Whitmer says COVID response must coordinate with flu protections
This story appeared on NPR. Read the full story here. Governor Gretchen Whitmer testified Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee on the state’s COVID-19 response. As of Tuesday afternoon, 5,553 people in Michigan are known to have died from the disease. Whitmer...
I Vaccinate Supports and Promotes Vaccination Education!
We’re so grateful to Mitch, of GayNYCDad, for partnering with us to share his family’s story! View Mitch's full blog post here. I became a parent in 2003 and have made it my business to learn about the healthcare that our children receive so that I can make smart and...