Measles is 6 times more contagious than influenza. Around 400 people die from measles EVERY DAY worldwide. Measles is one of the leading killers of children on this planet. (As reported by the Measles & Rubella Initiative.) As of the beginning of the year to mid April the CDC has confirmed 61 people from ten […]
The WHO estimates that globally Streptococcus pneumonia kills close to 500,000 children under 5 years annually. That’s a HUGE number. And that’s just children UNDER FIVE. S. pneumonia can cause diseases such as pneumonia. meningitis, and bacteremia. (Refer to graphic below.) These are diseases that put babies and children in the hospital.I’ve been hospitalized twice […]
Did you know YOU probably aren’t up to date on your vaccines? Have you had your boosters?? Do you even KNOW if you’ve had your boosters? Many vaccine-preventable deaths occur in adults, mainly due to low vaccination rates. Adults tend to skip the necessary vaccine boosters due to inconvenience/cost/ignorance and studies show that nearly […]
It’s national infant immunization week! As many of you know it’s so important for newborns to be protected from pertussis (whooping cough) and YOU are able to get vaccinated during pregnancy to protect your newborn from pertussis in the first few months of life. Babies with whooping cough can be in the ICU within just hours […]
California joined Mississippi and West Virginia with the passing of Senate Bill 277 last July (2016). This bill did away with religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions, allowing only medical exemptions accepted in the school system. The bill was sparked by the 2014, measles outbreak in Disneyland that affected 159 people in the US and dozens in Mexico and Canada. […]