Your options for free and low-cost vaccines for EVERYONE
Flu season is upon us Americans (and people of the northern hemisphere) once again. The CDC recommends an influenza vaccine by the end of October to be protected this particularly bad flu season. The Affordable Care Act has increased the number of Americans with health insurance, and for those who have insurance, the shot is […]
Can your child with an egg allergy be vaccinated?
Does your child have an egg allergy? If so, you’re not alone because around 5 out of 100 kids with allergies have an allergy to eggs. Since some vaccines may contain egg proteins, does that mean that 5 out of 100 kids can’t be vaccinated? No, and let me tell you why. The three vaccines […]
The Seasonal Influenza Virus Vaccine
It’s flu season again. And you have a decision to make. Should you get the flu vaccine this year? Before you get started educating yourself on the influenza vaccine (and I applaud you for doing so), you may want to read the previous two articles in this flu education series: So many people are confused about what […]