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I Vaccinate My Kids, This is Why
We’re so grateful to Eileen, of Autism Cafe, for partnering with us to share her family’s story! View Eileen's full blog post here. With this hundred-year pandemic currently in progress, we figured it was a great time to talk to Jude about the importance of vaccines....
An Appreciation for Vaccines, and How Far They Have Come
This story appeared in the New York Times. Read the full story here. The DTP vaccine teaches us about how brilliant vaccine technology can be, but also how it can be studied and improved over time. This time of year, my thoughts turn to the DTP vaccine. Last year I...
Flu cases in Michigan fall from last week; considerably lower than a year ago
This story appeared in The Oakland Press. Read the full story here. While the COVID-19 numbers continue to be high, the number of flu cases in Michigan and the nation has dropped considerably from a year ago. A total of eight patient visits due to influenza like...
Dr. Fauci explains when kids will get vaccinated
This video appeared on CNN. Read the full story here. During CNN's Sesame Street ABC's of Covid-19 town hall, Dr. Anthony Fauci answered questions from kids who wanted to know when they can expect to get the coronavirus vaccine. [video width="1920" height="1080"...
Call Your Pediatrician: Catch Up on Visits and Immunizations Now
This story appeared in The Future of Personal Health. Read the full story here. Because of the pandemic, a lot of parents postponed pediatrician visits for their children. Now is the perfect time to catch up. If you postponed doctor visits during the pandemic, now is...
Flu season off to slow start likely due to social distancing, masks, vaccinations
This story appeared in The Cadillac News. Read the full story here. CADILLAC — So far this season, the prediction by many public health officials that the COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbated by a flu epidemic has fortunately not come to pass. Bethanie Dean,...
Local officials: Not much flu activity yet
This story appeared in The Alpena News. Read the full story here. ALPENA — While coronavirus cases continue to rise in Northeast Michigan, local and state public health officials are not detecting a lot of flu activity in the region as of yet. Josh Meyerson, medical...
Flu cases in Michigan drop over last week; lower than national rate
This story appeared in The Royal Oak Tribune. Read the full story here. While COVID-19 case numbers are high, flu cases dropped in Michigan over the last week. A total of 34 patient visits due to influenza like illness (ILI) was reported out of 7,270 office visits in...
Avoiding the Flu & Staying Healthy
We’re so grateful to Kelly, of House of Houtts, for partnering with us to share her family’s story! View Kelly's full blog post here. We can all agree this year has been crazy. I hated not having control of many things this year. I had no control of the pandemic,...
Central Michigan DHD encourage getting flu vaccine
This story appeared in The Herald Review. Read the full story here. OSCEOLA COUNTY — People of every age, including those in good health, are at risk of getting the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Central Michigan District Health Department...