Invisible Threat: Roxy and Ethan’s Story
Invisible Threat is an eye-opening 40-minute documentary produced by California high school students that explores the science of vaccination and how fears and misperceptions have led some parents to...
View ArticleKids Talk to Kids About Shots
Ethan Posard got his Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis) booster on-camera, thanks to his older sister and the documentary film she was making at school, Invisible Threat. The vaccine (and the...
View ArticleThe Vaccine Superhero You Need to Meet
For many in the vaccine advocacy world, we feel as though we’ve watched Ethan Posard grow up. First, we saw him receive his adolescent Tdap on film in his sister’s documentary, Invisible Threat. A few...
View ArticleMr. Lindenberger Goes to Washington, the Vax Talk Episode
As a high school senior, I made my first phone call to a doctor to schedule an appointment when I was sick. I only did so because my mother suggested I was old enough to use a phone and to maintain my...
View ArticleWhy I Got Vaccinated
By Arin Parsa My world before COVID was a carefree and joyful one. I looked forward to going to school, playing with friends, pursuing my extracurriculars, and spending holidays with my grandparents...
View ArticleA Teen Speaks Up for Vaccines
Spreading the word about the benefits of vaccinating children is a personal crusade for my family and me. My mother lost her younger brother to meningitis in 1980, when no life-saving vaccine was...
View ArticleGraduating? You Are Responsible for Your Immunizations!
As you graduate high school or start work or college, getting protected against vaccine-preventable diseases probably isn’t very high on your to-do list. Once you realize that these diseases, like...
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