Vaccine Update Newsletter Archive
Technically Speaking: Our Society Deserves Vaccination
Find out about two patient-friendly resources that describe the science behind vaccines and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program of 1986.
News & Views: A Different Approach to Vaccine Refusal Results in a Change of Heart — One Doctor’s Experience
Guest author, Dr. Margaret Stager, shares her experience when she took a new approach to addressing vaccine refusal with one mom and her son.
News & Views: The VPD Outbreak Survival Guide
Get tips to make this period fraught with vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks a bit easier.
News and Views: Measles — the Virus, the Disease, the Vaccine
Get answers to questions you may not realize you had about measles disease and vaccine.
News & Views: Three Questions about HPV Transmission
See if you can answer three questions related to HPV transmission, review HPV replication and transmission, and find resources for patients.
News & Views: When Healthcare Providers Go to Court
Guest authors David I. Levine and Dorit R. Reiss, both Professors of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, describe important information for healthcare providers who may find themselves in court.
News & Views: Refrigerators, Mechanics, and Three Things to Remember about Vaccines
Read about a framework for thinking about vaccine communication.
News & Views: Do You Know the Answers to These Questions about Teen Vaccinations?
Find out about the results of the recent NIS-Teen Survey and test yourself with related questions.
Technically Speaking: Standing Orders Protocols Can Improve Your Vaccination Rates
Find out how standing orders can improve vaccination rates and find tools for implementing them in your practice.
Technically Speaking: Make Sure You Are Using VISs in Accordance with Federal Law
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and provide a standardized way to present basic information to patients about vaccine benefits and possible adverse events. Find out more about how to use them correctly.