Podcasts by Vax Talk
Vax Talk is the podcast for people who want to do something about outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and who understand that knowledge is power. We will discuss the latest news about vaccines and the impact they have on our communities, our families, and our friendships.
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Ep 59: Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines from 2022-01-10T14:36:29
Parents have a lot of questions about COVID vaccines and their kids, so we invited those parents to a Zoom chat with nationally-known expert and pediatric nurse practitioner, Patsy Stinchfield. The...
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Ep. 58: Omicron with Your Local Epidemiologist from 2021-12-05T17:33:01
COVID, always up to something, has spun out a new variant: Omicron. There are so many unknowns, and so much anxiety caused by the unknown, that we invited Dr. Katelyn Jetelina (a.k.a. Your Local Ep...
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Ep. 57: Social Media and Vaccine Misinformation from 2021-11-03T18:52:39
It's not shocking that social media spreads misinformation, but a new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights just published a chilling report detailing how fertile soc...
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Ep. 56: Now That We've Got COVID What is Flu Gonna Do? from 2021-09-27T13:55:20
Science types hate predicting the future--and LJ Tan from immunize.org is no exception. So we invite him on to the podcast to discuss what we do know about the upcoming influenza season co-occurrin...
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Ep. 55: This Podcast is Fully Approved (w/ Paul Offit) from 2021-08-27T21:00:29
In this episode, we cover so much COVID-19 information that it may break the podcastosphere. Want to know about Delta? Talked about it. Kids in school? Check. Surges? Yep. And third doses? Oh boy, ...
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Ep. 54: What is Disinformation? (w/ Brandy Zadrozny) from 2021-07-30T12:44:06
Few people have studied internet disinformation for longer or in more depth than NBC's Brandy Zadrozny, so we invited her to swing by and talk to us about vaccine disinformation. A must-listen podc...
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Ep. 53: Health Equity with Dr. Nate Chomilo from 2021-06-30T14:48:18
With the pandemic bringing a bright spotlight on vaccine hesitancy, people are under the impression that confidence varies by race and background. Why would that be, and how is it related to health...
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Ep. 52: Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines from 2021-05-14T14:24:36
This week, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend the Pfizer vaccine be given to kids ages 12-15. We invited long-time ACIP member Patsy Stin...
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Ep. 51: Chelsea Clinton on Vaccines and Global Health from 2021-04-21T13:38:01
Chelsea Clinton comes from a background of public service, so why is she working so hard on global health right now? And why is she willing to take a stand for vaccines? We invited her to Vax Talk ...
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Ep. 50: Switching Sides on Vaccines from 2021-03-29T13:48:23
Don't worry! We aren't switching sides. Heather Simpson, former anti-vaccine influencer, already switched sides. She took a look at the science and decided she needed to vaccinate herself and her d...
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Ep. 49: The Other Dr. Sears on Vaccines from 2021-02-22T16:01:42
Dr. Peter Sears is the not-famous brother of Dr. Jim and Dr. Bob Sears and a family physician. He is also an strong advocate for on-time immunization, even as his brother Bob is perceived as having...
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Ep 48: Dr. Plotkin on COVID-19 Vaccines and the Path Forward from 2021-01-08T14:42:46
Millions of people have received a COVID-19 vaccine, which gives us a lot of information about the safety of these vaccines. We asked Dr. Stanley Plotkin, inventor of the rubella vaccine and co-...
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Ep. 47: Dr. Paul Offit on the COVID-19 vaccine from 2020-12-14T21:36:42
It's here! The COVID-19 vaccine is going into people's arms as you read the letters in these show notes. Everyone we know has said, "If Paul Offit says it's safe to get the vaccine, I will get it."...
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Ep. 46 Tracking the Anti-Vaccine Movement from 2020-11-16T15:15:17
The anti-vaccine movement is as old as vaccines, but it has been evolving recently to new leaders who emphasize the autism disinformation campaign less and their own big media empires more. We invi...
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Ep. 45: Vaccinate the Heartland from 2020-10-28T16:33:05
On October 15, 2020, folks from across the Midwest (and the U.S.) gathered on Zoom to celebrate the good immunization does in the Heartland. We had nearly 20 speakers give quick testimonials about ...
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Ep. 44: I Fought the (Anti-Vaccine) Law from 2020-09-28T13:27
Vaccine science is now fairly widely understood in the media and the general public, so where does someone wanting to spread disinformation about vaccines turn? To court. We invited UC Hastings pro...
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Ep. 43: Can I quote you on vaccines? NIAM extravaganza from 2020-08-28T21:13:17
In this episode celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month, Karen talks to loyal listener Amy and then quizzes her to see if she can spot a fake quote about vaccines versus a real one. Kare...
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Ep. 42: The Big Conspiracy from 2020-07-27T15:43:43
Often, when we scratch beneath the surface of someone who is anti-vaccine, we find conspiracy theories abound. We are also seeing them grow during the time of COVID. Why are anti-vaxxers prone to c...
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Ep. 41: Can We Get Back to Routine Vaccines? Please? from 2020-06-24T16:37:56
While the world is consumed with justifiable fears of COVID-19, measles, polio, and even diphtheria are finding pathways to resurgence. What is going on with those routine childhood vaccines? Are t...
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Ep 40: COVID19 vaccines with Dr. Stanley Plotkin from 2020-04-21T14:55:43
The world's vaccinologists are racing against time to find a safe, effective vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2. We talked to renowned vaccinologist, Dr. Stanley Potkin, about how vaccines are t...
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Ep 39: How to Talk COVID19 from 2020-03-17T16:38:54
A lot of misinformation and disinformation is circulating concerning COVID-19, and people are unsure how to talk to others about the pandemic. We invited journalist Tara Haelle to talk to us abo...
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Ep 38: Coronavirus and the Cervaza for Disease Control from 2020-02-24T18:54:52
No vaccine for coronavirus exists (yet?), but learning about this newest emerging disease and watching how the epidemic is handled can teach us a lot about public health strategies that include vac...
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Ep. 37: HPV Vaccine Champion Border Battle from 2020-01-21T19:09:07
What happens when you bring to HPV champions together? A great conversation about how to encourage parents to start and complete the HPV vaccine series in order to prevent six forms of cancer. For ...
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Ep 36: Madi's Influenza Story from 2019-12-11T14:57:30
Shelle Allen's healthy, happy daughter, Madi, was 12 years old when she asked to be picked up from a birthday party. They never imagined that what would follow would be a months-long battle with in...
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BONUS: Giving Tuesday (Vaccines) from 2019-12-03T15:01:58
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Ep. 35: Alternative Schedules w/ Dr. Offit from 2019-11-20T17:10:35
More frequently than outright refusing vaccines, parents sometimes ask doctors to give vaccines at a slower rate or with more visits than the CDC recommends. What is behind these requests, and are ...
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Ep. 34: Vaccine Hesitancy (from Seattle) from 2019-10-14T18:27:27
Nathan and Karen traveled to Seattle for the Washington State Immunization Summit to talk to attendees about vaccine hesitancy! This is the episode we have been waiting to do! SLIDES FROM THIS EP...
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Ep. 33: California's Vaccine Legislator from 2019-09-19T18:14:52
Dr. Richard Pan has been a champion for community immunity his entire career, from his beginnings as a resident in Pittsburgh to his work in the California legislation to eliminate non-medical vacc...
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Ep. 32.4: The Trivia Show from 2019-08-19T06:00:03
Nurses Who Vaccinate's Melody Butler swung by the podcast and threw down the gauntlet, challenging Nathan to a trivia duel. Who knows more about vaccines and their history? Listen to find out. Tha...
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Ep. 32.3: Vaccines, Baseball, and Da Vinci, NIAM19 from 2019-08-12T13:36:22
Continuing with our NIAM2019 GAME SHOW theme, this time inviting Keith Law to play Offit, Wakefield, or Dan Brown. Keith Law is an ESPN contributor, baseball expert, author, and vaccine enthusiast...
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Ep. 32.2: Troll or Be Trolled! National Immunization Awareness Month from 2019-08-05T01:22:54
You first met him on Facebook when he pretended to be customer service for Large Retail Store. Because he has also satirized the world's most notorious anti vaccine activists, we invited Ben Palmer...
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Ep 32.1: Stop the Presses! National Immunization Awareness Month from 2019-07-29T12:56:54
August is the month every year that the U.S. celebrates the good work vaccines do in our community. For NIAM 2019, we have decided to celebrate with Game Show Month! Our first game is Fact Checker...
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Ep 31: Rotary's Polio Mission from 2019-07-10T18:01:28
Polio is *this close* to being eradicated, so we invited Rotary International's Dr. Carol Pandak to the show to discuss their mission to end polio. In addition, Nathan and Karen discuss Jessica Bi...
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Ep 30: Measles w/ Dr. Offit from 2019-05-28T19:20:55
In this episode, Karen and Nathan discuss the latest measles outbreaks with Dr. Paul Offit. He takes us through how these outbreaks behave, what causes them, measles elimination, what measles is ac...
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Ep 29: National Infant Immunization Week & Measles Outbreaks from 2019-04-29T16:57:05
In this special NIIW mini-episode, Karen talks to a different Dr. Nathan (Dr. Chomilo) about the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Rates and how the reasons for not vaccinating have ...
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Ep. 28: Ethan Linderberg, the internet, and teen advocacy from 2019-04-10T22:34:59
A few months ago, Ethan Linenberger was just a teenager with a Reddit account. He used that account to find out how to get himself vaccinated, and now he is one of the youngest--and smartest--vacci...
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Ep. 27: Vaccine Updates from ACIP and HELP! from 2019-03-08T19:11:26
Vaccine buzz is buzzier lately, with a new, young advocate (Ethan Lindenberger) traveling to Washington, D.C. to testify about why he got vaccinated after his mother had refused to vaccinate him an...
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Ep. 26: Vaccine Court, Autism, and a New Conspiracy Theory from 2019-02-12T19:31:49
It's been more than a decade since a U.S. court, in an omnibus proceeding, found that vaccines do not cause autism, but that finding has sparked a new conspiracy theory, thanks in part to Robert F....
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Ep. 25: HPV Vaccine and How We Decide from 2019-01-29T18:31:33
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 som...
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Ep. 24: The One About Influenza from 2018-12-10T19:32:17
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 ...
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Ep. 23: Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism from 2018-11-05T21:29:22
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 n...
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Ep. 22: Measles Eradication and Elimination from 2018-10-16T00:58:02
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 Pate...
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Ep. 21: Anti-Vaccine Nurses from 2018-09-11T19:31:17
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...
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Ep. 20.4: Superman, Cancer, and Vaccines from 2018-08-27T19:22:39
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 Ja...
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Ep. 20.3: Young Superheroes Protect Herd Immunity from 2018-08-20T13:57:10
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 ...
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Ep. 20.2: Protecting Our Littles w/Dr. Jacobson from 2018-08-13T13:43:50
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 ...
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Ep 20.1: All the Pregnant Ladies w/ Heidi Murkoff from 2018-08-03T13:35:56
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 W...
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Ep 19: Hashtag Vaccines: the Social Media Episode from 2018-07-08T22:48:02
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 K...
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EP 18: Advocacy We Believe In with People We Like from 2018-05-26T14:18:48
Karen traveled to Atlanta for the National Immunization Conference and met many amazing people, a few of whom are featured in this episode. Nathan talks about the great pro-vaccine advocates we kno...
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Ep 17: Mamas, don't let your babies miss NIIW from 2018-04-25T15:00:10
Nathan and Karen talk to Every Child By Two's Amy Pisani about how the immunization challenges have changed over the decades and what challenges we face in our work together combatting vaccine-prev...
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Ep 16: What about the dads? from 2018-03-27T15:45:25
So much of vaccine advocacy is aimed at mothers, but where are the dads in all of this? To find out, Nathan and Karen talked to Dean Masello, writer, comedian, and SAHD. Find him at wokedad.com. T...
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Ep 15: Parenthetical Science from 2018-03-01T19:23:06
Karen and Nathan host Dr. Chad Hayes and Natalie Newell from the Parenthetical Science podcast for a rousing discussion about how parenting is harder than it needs to be and how people fall into th...
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Ep 14: Ask Dr. Offit from 2018-02-05T18:09:26
Nathan and Karen talk to Dr. Paul Offit--head of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and all around good guy. Dr. Offit took the time to answer questions our listeners submit...
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Ep. 13: HPV Cancers, Vaccines, and Cervivors from 2018-01-09T19:02:06
It's Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! In this episode, Nathan and Karen talk to Tamika Felder about her battle with HPV-caused cervical cancer and her organization, Cervivor. Links from this episo...
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Ep 12: Get Your Flu Shot from 2017-12-06T22:40:22
It’s also National Influenza Vaccination Week, which means it isn’t too late to get your flu shot. We invited Dr. Bill Schaffner (Vanderbilt) to discuss the difference between influenza and colds/t...
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Ep 10: The Unvaccinated Kids I Love from 2017-10-17T17:17:55
When her firstborn was just a baby, Catie heard some frightening rumors about vaccines that made her stop immunizing completely (until she learned how wrong that rumor was). Erica, however, has alw...
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Ep. 9: What Can I Do? from 2017-09-13T18:12:52
Many people like the idea of highly immunized communities, but they aren't sure what they can do to solve the problems of vaccine refusal and hesitancy. We talk to Dr. Tara Smith about her ideas, w...
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Ep. 8.4: Remembering Kimberly; Teens & vaccines from 2017-08-21T09:00:03
Kimberly Coffey was only a few days from high school graduation when she fell sick with what she thought was the flu. Patti Wukovits, her mother, joins us to remember Kimberly and to encourage pare...
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Ep. 8.3: Vaccines aren't just for kids! from 2017-08-14T09:00:01
When you turned 19, you entered a different landscape in the vaccine world. Recommendations, access, funding, and so much else changed for you. We turned to Dr. Bill Schaffner (Vanderbilt Universit...
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Ep. 8.2: Pregnancy and vaccines w/ Dr. Munoz from 2017-08-07T04:30
Did you know that your baby receives her first vaccines before she is even born? In this episode, Nathan and Karen discuss maternal vaccines with Dr. Flor Munoz from Texas Children's. We cover a br...
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Ep. 8.1: NIAM 17, Baby! from 2017-07-30T18:36:48
It's National Immunization Awareness Month! This week, Nathan and Karen introduce NIAM to listeners, talk about how anyone can advocate during the month of August, and discuss the importance of inf...
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Ep. 7: Craig's Pro-Vax World Tour from 2017-07-11T16:38:35
Why would a pro-vaccine advocate take hiatus from his job and embark on a multi-state journey following the notorious Wakefield Vaxxed Bus? We invited Craig Egan to discuss his tour protesting this...
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Ep. 6: Andrew Wakefield from 2017-06-07T15:03:11
Everyone knows Andrew Wakefield as the author of "that paper," but few know the full extent of his dealings in the anti-vaccine community. We talk to Ken Reibel and Matt Carey, two father of autist...
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Ep. 5: Measles in Minnesota from 2017-05-15T18:23:11
The worst measles outbreak in Minnesota in 25 years, sparked by anti-vaccine misinformation, has us asking how officials handle outbreaks. We talk to Joe Kurland, Infection Preventionist at Childre...
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Ep. 4: National Infant Immunization Week! from 2017-04-23T22:45:09
We kick off our NIIW celebration William Shatner (topic, not guest) #ivax2protect What diseases can we prevent in early childhood? Genevieve's son and rotavirus Emily's daughter and pertussis
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Ep. 3: Vaccines and Legislation Updates from 2017-03-20T21:31:46
Statements made by HHS Secretary Price Sarah Despres from ECBT The AHCA and president's budget State legislative roundup Jinny Suh from Immunize Texas How you can make a difference
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EP. 2: Outbreaks! with Dr. Paul Offit from 2017-02-13T17:33:39
Mumps, pertussis, HPV, influenza, and measles. What is causing outbreaks of these diseases and what can you do to protect your family. Nathan and Karen discuss the whole issue with Dr. Paul Offit f...
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Ep. 1: HPV Vaccine and Someone You Love from 2017-01-17T03:02:52
RFK Jr. "Vaccine Safety Commission The Conjunction Vaccine Cervical Cancer and HPV Cancer Deaths HPV Vaccine safety Frederic Lumiere and Christine Baze (30 min)
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Ep 0: Big News! from 2016-12-20T16:44:10
If the idea that we can debate prevention and science has your attention, then we have a podcast for you. Karen Ernst (Voices for Vaccines) and Dr. Nathan Boonstra (Blank Children's Hospital) intro...
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Ep 0: Big News! from 2016-12-20T16:44:10
If the idea that we can debate prevention and science has your attention, then we have a podcast for you. Karen Ernst (Voices for Vaccines) and Dr. Nathan Boonstra (Blank Children's Hospital) intro...
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Ep 0: Big News! from 2016-12-20T16:44:10
If the idea that we can debate prevention and science has your attention, then we have a podcast for you. Karen Ernst (Voices for Vaccines) and Dr. Nathan Boonstra (Blank Children's Hospital) intro...
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