Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
My husband and I travel a great deal and one issue I never worry about is bringing some illness home to our kids. Why? Because we’re both immunized and so are our kids. That isn’t the case for everyone, though, [...]
At last weekend’s American Academy of Pediatrics meeting, a few of us were asked to comment to Good Morning American Weekend about our feelings about H1N1 (Swine Flu) and the vaccine, in particular.
None of us were privy to the comments each other made and I think you’ll find the consistency of what we all had to say incredibly reassuring: Pediatricians on Swine Flu Confusion
There’s a disturbing statistic floating about parents’ view of H1N1. According to a recent survey by CS Mott Children’s Hospital, only 40% of parents plan to get their kids the H1N1 shot. The reason: “they are not worried about H1N1”.
If your a bit confused about the H1N1 vaccine recommendations, you are in good company! They are a bit confusing because this year’s flu season is a bit confusing. To add insult to injury, the recommendations for H1N1 are just similar and dissimilar enough from “seasonal flu”, Influenza A&B, that sorting it out can make your head spin and your tongue get tied.
Just before turning off my computer last night, this story from USA Today flashed on the screen with the catchy headline: “Kids’ vaccine slashes meningitis”. Reading the article, I was struck by not only how successful the 8 year old [...]
Off all the parents I counsel about immunizations, the fearful and resistant ones remain etched in my mind. They always seem to be very pleasant and well spoken. Usually highly educated and well read but somewhere along the line became [...]
This week is National Influenza Vaccine Week. As a reminder, this year the CDC recommends that all children 6months to 18 years get an annual flu shot. And, all adults should get their flu shot, too. Keep in mind that [...]
When kids go back to school, there are two seasonal issues that all families start to talk a great deal about and ask for advice on: sports safety and the flu. I talked about both of these important topics with [...]
Vaccines and vaccine safety are clearly the hottest topics in child health today. There’s a great deal of misleading information online and in the press driving a great deal of unnecessary fears. To help address the concern of many parents, [...]
August in National Immunization Month and it just may boil down to a battle of the celebrities with Amanda Peet lending her voice and star power to the side of science and our current immunization schedule. With Jenny McCarthy gaining [...]
