Parents Await Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids
By Rudy Malcom and Eleanor Linafelt Sharon Flynn, a mother of two younger children ages 5 and 7, echoes the sentiments of parents of children 11 and younger about the COVID-19…
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Should Teens Get a Mumps Vaccine Booster?
The outbreak of mumps in Delaware and in Montgomery and Chester counties in Pennsylvania is drawing attention to the theory that the childhood mumps vaccine wears off for adults. Philly.com reports that there have been 19 mumps cases in Chester…
Should you insist on a flu shot without mercury?
Pediatrician Robert W. Sears, MD, discusses the pros and cons of giving flu shots preserved with mercury compounds to young children.