HPV vaccine is a well-studied method of HPV infection prevention, and by extension, prevention of cancers related to HPV infections.…
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Keeping up with the social media conspiracy theories about vaccines can be an exhausting task. Often, the crew here at NDsForVaccines embody the old Jonathan Swift quote that “falsehood flies, and…
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Anyone who has spent time interfacing with the anti-vaccine denizens of major social networks has likely come across an argument such as this: Usually this argument is accompanied by some version…
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A few months ago I gave a lunchtime webinar to a regional work group focused on antimicrobial stewardship. Vaccines are an important component of antimicrobial stewardship: preventing infections means you don’t…
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In 1956, a team of social scientists led by Leon Festinger finished a book called When Prophecy Fails. Sixty years later, this book is still considered a classic in the field.…
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Two new studies compared children with measles to vaccinated children to see how measles infection affects the immune system. Here is what researchers found. …
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Parents may hear about using homeopathy instead of vaccines. But does it work? …
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A common concern about vaccines that I’ve been hearing recently is a fear about “viral shedding” after receiving immunizations. I’ve even seen claims that this is the driving force behind various…
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But what’s the truth about the immune system and the measles? How does measles cause infection? What does it do to the immune system during infection? How does the vaccine help?…
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“Why does my kid need a second dose of this vaccine? Can’t we just check his titers? What are titers anyway?” When we talk about titers, we are almost always talking…