Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

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.

Jan. 27, 2019: Cases of measles in Europe have reached the highest this decade, according to the World Health Organization. Follow this link to see the BBC News report.

Dec. 30, 2018: Follow this link to see an interactive map tracking outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases around the world, presented by Vaccineswork.org.

Dec. 15, 2018: The American Cancer Society produced the video HPV Survivor Stories. Follow this link to see it.

Dec. 2, 2018: Measles is one of the most contagious viruses on earth with infants and those with weakened immune systems at highest risk. Follow this link to see a 90-second explanation from Bloomberg Business.