Harpocrates Speaks

I've been remiss. There's a topic that I've written about in passing, but I have yet to devote an entire post to it. In all this...

Click to enlarge. Last week, the National Vaccine (mis-)Information Center ran an ad in a New Hampshire newspaper designed to make peopl...

Those of you who read this blog regularly know some of the common tactics that anti-vaccine activists use. They're fond of the Pharma Sh...

The anti-vaccine movement is a study in contradictions. They want fewer vaccines, but advocate for actions that ensure vaccines that could ...

In the history of the battle against diseases, there are only two that have been completely eliminated from the wild. Smallpox had been wit...

Recently, I asked the question is it safer to delay MMR vaccination ?  Many of those who are opposed to the current schedule of vaccinations...

Recently, news came out that Mark Geier, the man who tried to treat autistic children's autism by using a powerful drug that suppresses ...

[ UPDATE 3/8/16: I am out of VPD wanted poster card sets. Thank you to everyone who requested a set! You made it all worthwhile.] In March...

Most people follow the recommended schedule of childhood immunizations. They understand the importance of immunization, not only for their o...

The last couple weekends in July and the first weekend of August, I helped out with a project down in Connecticut. It allowed me to tap into...