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Why Do Some Vaccines Need Boosters?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / May 23, 2018 May 23, 2018 / antibodies, antigens, booster doses, boosters, duration of protection, immune response, plasma cells, primary series, Vaccine Education, waning immunity

Have you ever wondered why some vaccines need booster doses and some don’t?

Myths About the Yellow Fever Vaccine

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 11, 2018 March 11, 2018 / Aedes aegypti, anaphylaxis, duration of protection, International Certificate of Vaccination, live vaccines, mosquito-borne diseases, reporting vaccine side effects, side effects, travel vaccines, Vaccine Misinformation, Yellow Card, yellow fever, yellow fever outbreak, yellow fever vaccine

Yellow fever cases are increasing and so are anti-vaccine myths about the yellow fever vaccine, which are keeping some folks from getting vaccinated and protected, even as they are threatened by a potential outbreak.

Is the HPV Vaccine a Savior or the Most Dangerous Vaccine Ever Made?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / July 16, 2017 September 17, 2017 / cancer, cervarix, clinical trials, duration of protection, gardasil, hpv vaccine, recommendations, safety, Vaccine Education, vaccine myths

The HPV vaccines are safe, they work, and are necessary, which are beliefs shared by experts and most parents who decide to get their kids vaccinated and protected against HPV.

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