Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Danielle Stringer shares her experience and ideas that caused her to leave her vaccine-hesitancy behind and advocate for immunizations. Follow this link to see her speech.

How has a movement with zero scientific evidence become one of the World Health Organization’s top 10 threats to public health? NBC News’ Savannah Sellers breaks down the anti-vaccination movement. Follow this link to see the report.

Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases tells the story of one family’s struggles with shingles – follow this link to see the video.

A mother’s plea to anti-vaxxers – measles could kill her five-year-old son because he has cancer. Follow this link to see the video.

April 21, 2019: Why meningitis vaccination is so important for college students? This educational and compelling video by the Texas Children’s Hospital conveys the importance of young people receiving the meningococcal meningitis vaccine before going to college. Follow this link to see the video.

April 7, 2019: The Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition, in partnership with 12 local immunization coalitions across the Commonwealth, launched the UDontGetIt campaign to increase vaccines among teens.

March 18, 2019: Mind a Minute speak about the importance of vaccines for children. Follow this link to see the video.

March 3, 2019: The group ASAP Science has created a video with answers for those who are against vaccinations. Follow this link to see it.

Feb. 17, 2019: A video by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the path of a vaccine for children from development through monitoring. It also shows the three phases of clinical trials, vaccine licensing and manufacturing, how a vaccine is added and how vaccine safety is monitored. Follow this link to see the video.