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June 6, 2017 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Children's Vaccines

HPV Vaccine – Gardasil, Cervarix

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a nasty virus. Actually, it’s a group of 150+ different related viruses (called types or strains). Papilloma means wart. HPV can cause warts to appear in bumps–raised or flat, small or large–and sometimes in formations that can look cauliflower-like. These warts love to hang out in mucous-membrany areas such as the […]

February 17, 2014 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Vaccine Terminology

How are vaccines made and released to the public?

A vaccine’s main goal is to teach your immune system to recognize and remember a bacteria or virus. The word “vaccination” means to stimulate the immune system to make antibodies against the bacteria or virus targeted by the vaccine. “Immunization” is different; it’s used in relation to injecting a person with pre-formed antibodies to a particular […]