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Ready for another flu season?
Now that we are coming out of lockdown after more than a year of COVID-19 concerns, we may be better prepared to face the next flu season.
Although we enjoyed very low rates of influenza infection during last year’s flu season – thanks primarily to our new mask-wearing, social distancing practices – this is no time to let down our guards (or our masks).
Experts in England believe the flu may hit us hard this coming fall and winter. They suggest that last year’s low rates of influenza infectio... 
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Vaccines: the science of prevention
Vaccines play a key role early on in our lives. As children, our parents cuddled us reassuringly as we received a quick injection at the pediatrician’s, desperate to distract us from impending pain. There may have also been promises of ice cream in exchange for avoiding the inevitable tantrum that would far surpass the time spent in the doctor’s care. All jokes aside, though, in our first months and years of life, vaccines contributed to ensuring our likelihood of infant survival.
Back to the beginning: understanding vaccines
Vaccines help our immune systems block potential attacks from... Read more
Vaccines411® Past Articles
Routine Vaccinations for Adults - Keeping your family safe during the pandemic
Think grownups don’t need to keep up on their routine vaccinations?
Think again! The protection offered by routine childhood vaccinations against common diseases doesn’t last forever – booster doses are often needed to help ensure we can avoid infection.
Staying strong and healthy is especially important as we weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you have aging... Read more
Immunizations to consider when starting a family during COVID-19
To say the last year has changed life as we knew it is an understatement. Think of all the ways we’ve had to adjust socially as a result: the muted dating scene, the postponed weddings, the uncelebrated engagements, the balcony baby showers. Despite confinement, humans have nevertheless found ways to celebrate progress, and yes, that means starting a new family, too! Sure, ultrasounds and routine exams usually leave expecting parents to videocall each other from the examination room to the car, but if these last few months have taught us anything at all, it’s that life very much goes on... Read more
Routine Vaccinations - Keeping kids safe in a not-so-routine time
As we navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping your family safe has never been so important. Infection control restrictions such as physical distancing, hand washing, and wearing face masks can help reduce transmission of many infectious diseases, but keeping our communities healthy is more vital than ever. Ensuring that your children’s routine vaccinations are up to date helps protect the young, the elderly, and the medically vulnerable as well as our front-line workers and first responders... Read more
