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Do My Kids Need the RSV Vaccine?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / December 27, 2020 / flu season, high risk, passive immunity, RSV, RSV season, Synagis, vaccine pipeline

Do your kids need the RSV vaccine? Do we have a RSV vaccine?

How Does a Mother’s Tdap Shot Protect a Newborn Baby?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / October 11, 2020 / newborns, passive immunity, pertussis, pregnancy, risks, safety, stories of vaccine-preventable diseases, Tdap, trimester, waning immunity

Newborns and infants have the highest rates of death from pertussis and need extra protection from the Tdap shot that their mother got during her third trimester.

Risks and Benefits of Vaccines – Anti-Vax Edition

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 25, 2019 / Ashley Everly, benefits, breastfeeding, clean water, high risk, hygiene, MTHFR mutations, MTHFR signs, natural immunity, nutrition, passive immunity, rabies, risk perception, risks, special situations, tetanus, travel vaccines

While you should certainly consider the risks and benefits of getting vaccinated, understand that vaccines are safe, with few risks, and very necessary.

Wakefield’s Mutating Measles and Natural Herd Immunity

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / August 25, 2019 / Andrew Wakefield, Del Bigtree, graphs, harmless killer, herd immunity, IVIG, measles deaths, measles outbreaks, measles strains, mortality graphs, mutations, natural herd immunity, passive immunity, pre-vaccine era, Wakefield factor

Andrew Wakefield is back and talking about measles deaths, mutating measles, and natural herd immunity.

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