July 2014

July 25, 2014 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Parent Resources

“Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know” Mobile App By CHOP

I have been a huge fan of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for as long as I have been studying vaccines. Their Vaccine Education Center (VEC) has been one of my go-tos for information that I know I can trust. Being a researcher, I know there’s a lot of bad vaccine information out there. […]

July 15, 2014 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Laboratory Lingo

What’s a Gram Stain?

One of the first things you learn about in biology classes is something called a Gram stain. You have probably heard of it, and most likely knew what it was at some point in your life, but have long since forgotten. A gram stain is a test to determine whether a bacterium or particular fungi […]