In 1994, CDC started a program called Vaccines For Children (VFC) that covers the cost of vaccines for children whose families couldn’t otherwise afford them. Yesterday (8/8/24), the CDC came out with a report that looked at the benefits of this program and the economic impact of routine childhood vaccines in the U.S. CDC found […]
I’m hesitant to talk about the coronavirus vaccine. But, oh gosh, I’m doing it… I have kept my mouth shut here about it, but I’ve been getting way too many messages asking my opinion on the matter, so I’m going to give you my two cents. T At this point in time, the ingredients we […]
Update as of 8:00 am ET: On the morning of St. Patrick’s Day there are 4743 cases and 93 deaths due to COVID-19. All public schools have been ordered to shut down until March 31. The CDC says that the coronavirus crisis could continue until July or August. For the next 15 days, people are […]
Reading Richard Preston’s “The Hot Zone” was one of the most influential books in my young life. It’s about the outbreaks of Ebola in Africa, and in a Virginia lab in 1989. (If you haven’t read it, go pick up a copy at your local library!) It got me curious about viruses, which I later […]
Cost, getting proper healthcare workers and clinics, travel into remote areas, countries with conflict, and countries with people unaccepting of modern medicine are reasons why developing countries have the highest amount of vaccine-preventable diseases. Among all of the obstacles, one of the major hurdles is that some vaccines need to be kept between 2-8*C not […]