Another public health post...

Please vaccinate for the health of your family and your community

In the words of Melinda Gates:

"We take vaccines so for granted in the United States. Women in the developing world know the power of [vaccines]. They will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine, because they have seen death. [Americans have] forgotten what measles deaths look like. I'd say to the people of the United States: we're incredibly lucky to have that technology and we ought to take full advantage of it."

Source: www.vox.com/2015/1/26/7907067/melinda-gates-measles-vaccines

Whooping cough

Hi everyone--

Please remember to take vaccinations seriously. Many of us have been lucky to live in a time and place that we have not seen the ramifications of not vaccinating. Unfortunately, that is changing. Babies are often impacted the most as they can be too young to be vaccinated for certain conditions and rely on others around them to keep diseases from spreading to them.

Please check out this press release from the CA Department of Public Health about whooping cough and help protect ourselves and our most vulnerable.

There is quite a bit of inaccurate information online, so be sure to look for credible sources. A great resource is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.