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Hepatitis B is dangerous but preventable with vaccination!
16.09.2025 21:21 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Flu season is coming soon!
01.09.2025 21:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is the highest number of annual measles cases since 1992 (and it’s only July). Measles is deadly, vaccines work.
26.07.2025 02:10 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Everyone is talking about thimerosal in vaccines, but very few vaccines actually contain thimerosal
02.07.2025 12:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
RFK Jr. just fired all 17 current ACIP members
10.06.2025 11:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
COVID-19 vaccines remain on the recommended schedule for children!
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Different phases have different purposes, but they work together to make sure that a medication is both safe and effective
06.05.2025 20:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
All medications (including vaccines) go through multiple stages of testing before approval — but what are they?
06.05.2025 20:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Vaccination protects against dangerous and even deadly complications of measles (including SSPE, encephalitis, and pneumonia)
07.04.2025 15:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Vitamin A is helpful for treating measles, not preventing it. Vaccination saves lives
04.03.2025 14:10 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Remember, most young doctors like myself have never seen measles outside of textbooks.
It’s because measles-containing vaccines work.
In case they disappear, PDFs of the recommended vaccine schedules are now available on our website. Let’s keep vaccine information accessible!
03.02.2025 20:31 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Why do these diseases have such similar names? Despite their differences, they are both vaccine preventable (and you can find out the ingredients at knowyourvaccines.org)
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17.12.2024 13:35 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Inspired by recent news…
17.12.2024 13:35 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Know Your Vaccines 2024 Wrapped!
05.12.2024 12:46 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pictured: the Hib vaccine deleting a terrible illness 🥹
01.12.2024 18:52 — 👍 79 🔁 21 💬 3 📌 2
For more information about vaccine ingredients, go to knowyourvaccines.org
22.11.2024 15:24 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Other ingredients (like these) generally improve stability, help the vaccine work effectively, or prevent contamination.
22.11.2024 15:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Active ingredients and adjuvants create and strengthen the immune response to the vaccine. The active ingredient determines what the vaccine protects against.
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Most ingredients in vaccines fall into just a few categories. Here’s a quick overview of common types of ingredients and their purpose in vaccines:
22.11.2024 15:24 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Important reminder to keep yourself safe this flu season!
16.11.2024 20:52 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
It’s flu season! Every year, flu vaccines are made to match the expected circulating strains, and this year there’s a big update (swipe to learn more)
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