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Ep. 25: HPV Vaccine and How We Decide Jan 29, 2019

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The HPV Vaccine seems to have a special place--not as a cancer-preventing tool but as something people sometimes fear. But when the science is clear that this vaccine is safe and needed, why do some refuse it? For answers, we talk to Dr. Noel Brewer, a health behavior expert and chair of the National HPV Roundtable. Links from the episode: Guardian Facebook article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/24/anti-vaxxers-spread-misinformation-on-social-media-report National HPV Vaccination Roundtable: http://hpvroundtable.org/

Ep. 24: The One About Influenza Dec 10, 2018

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Do you get your flu shot? Does everyone you know get one, too? We invited Dr. LJ Tan to talk to us about last year's flu season, this year's flu forecast, flu vaccine uptake, and Riverdale. Links from this episode: Wonder Woman Vaccinates--https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Gal-Gadot-joins-Israeli-vaccine-campaign-amid-measles-outbreak-572950 Parent(hetical) Science Podcast--https://www.parentheticalscience.com/ Ideas Start Here Podcast--https://stchealth.com/category/podcast/

Ep. 23: Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism Nov 05, 2018

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Dr. Peter Hotez is a pediatrician, a vaccinologist, and a parent of Rachel, who is autistic. His new book, Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism, leaves no wiggle room for doubt about whether or not he embraces scientific consensus concerning vaccines. In this episode, we talked to Dr. Hotez about his book, about his daughter, about why vaccines cannot cause autism, and about the anti-vaccine movement. Links from the episode The book: https://www.amazon.com/Vaccines-Did-Not-Cause-Rachels-Autism/dp/1421426609 Merck/rotavirus article: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/11/01/655844287/merck-pulls-out-of-agreement-to-supply-life-saving-vaccine-to-millions-of-kids Dr. Offit at the NPC: https://www.facebook.com/diana.turkovich/videos/10103709244865582/?hc_location=ufi We ask all of our listeners to purchase this book and then donate it to their pediatrician's office!

Ep. 22: Measles Eradication and Elimination Oct 16, 2018

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If measles has been eliminated from North America, what's up with these outbreaks? Is it even possible to get rid of it globally and for good? We invited CDC's Dr. Mark Papania and Dr. Manisha Patel to answer all of our measles eradication questions. This episode was sponsored by the Task Force for Global Health in honor of Dr. Samuel Katz and Dr. Walter Orenstein, both of whom have played critical roles in eliminating measles.

Ep. 21: Anti-Vaccine Nurses Sep 11, 2018

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A PICU nurse contemplates swabbing a measles patients to infect her own child. A nurse practitioner makes a video about how to school pediatricians on vaccines. What is a pro-vaccine advocate to do? We invited Nurses Who Vaccinate's Melody Butler to discuss all things anti-vaccine nurses. Links from the show Nurses Who Vaccinate: http://www.nurseswhovaccinate.org/ CDC Pink Book Webinar: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/webinar-epv/index.html CHOP webinar: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-update/vaccine-webinar-series I Pity The Flu shirts: https://www.cafepress.com/voicesforvaccines/15536121 Anti-Vaccine Nurse video: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.98222/videos/10104448733604178/

Ep. 20.4: Superman, Cancer, and Vaccines Aug 27, 2018

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At age 44, Jason Mendolsohn was diagnosed with Stage IV HPV throat cancer, and now he's on a mission to convince families to prevent this cancer in their children through immunization. Check out Jason at https://supermanhpv.com/. In this episode, we also chat about Russian bots. Here's the link to that study: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304567

Ep. 20.3: Young Superheroes Protect Herd Immunity Aug 20, 2018

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Please note: This episode IS appropriate for kids of all ages, and we invite everyone to listen. Ethan Posard has a film credit and has published a book--and he's only 17. Meet vaccine advocacy's most influential young hero in this week's episode about teens, kids, vaccines, and advocacy.

Ep. 20.2: Protecting Our Littles w/Dr. Jacobson Aug 13, 2018

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New parents have many questions about vaccines. What is the best way to answer those questions and to handle potential vaccine concerns? We talked to Mayo Clinic's Dr. Bob Jacobson and tapped into his wealth of experience about all things vaccines before age two!

Ep 20.1: All the Pregnant Ladies w/ Heidi Murkoff Aug 03, 2018

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It's National Immunization Awareness Month, week 1. We are focused on vaccines during pregnancies, the two-for-one that protects both mom and baby. To talk about this important topic, we invited What to Expect's Heidi Murkoff to share her expertise and give us all advice about how to reach women during pregnancy and encourage immunization,

Ep 19: Hashtag Vaccines: the Social Media Episode Jul 08, 2018

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Echo chambers, Dunning-Kruger, misinformation, and conspiracy theories. These bad parts of social media are what pro-vaccine advocates battle daily and are the subject of this episode. Nathan and Karen talk to Dr. Jen Golbeck, director of the Social Intelligence Lab at the University of Maryland, College Park. (Plus, hear our new intro!) Find our NIAM t-shirts at cafepress.com/voicesforvaccines

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