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2026
August
25,
2026
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09:43 AM
America/Chicago
It may feel confusing right now to be a caregiver with so much information out there about immunizations. There's certainly no shortage of information online right at our fingertips. But how do parents know what's trustworthy?Parents are navigating …
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August
10,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Resources and tips for finding immunizations for children:Navigating vaccines can feel overwhelming. Talk to your pediatrician.Schedule an appointment through Cook Children's.Find your nearest Texas Department of State Health service clinic for …
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August
03,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Resources and tips for finding immunizations for children:Navigating vaccines can feel overwhelming. Talk to your pediatrician.Schedule an appointment through Cook Children's.Find your nearest Texas Department of State Health Service Clinic.Call 211 …
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March
16,
2026
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15:25 PM
America/Chicago
Collin County Health Care Services has issued a health alert due to an increase in chickenpox (varicella) across the county. Chickenpox is an infection caused by varicella-zoster virus, leading to a fever and an itchy rash with spots all over the …
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2025
November
17,
2025
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09:42 AM
America/Chicago
You've got questions? We've got answers covering everything about immunizations and vaccines. They each have a different role, but they both have the same goal. Learn more here: Immunizations and Vaccines Resources
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August
03,
2025
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13:31 PM
America/Chicago
By Laura Romano, D.O., hospitalist at Cook Children'sAugust is a chaotic month for any busy parent. Between back-to-school preparations and the last days of summer, it's easy to get overwhelmed. On top of that, August is also National Immunization …
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March
14,
2025
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16:01 PM
America/Chicago
As the measles outbreak that began in West Texas spreads, state numbers continue to show that the majority of cases have been among people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.Marc Mazade, M.D., Cook Children’s medical …
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February
28,
2025
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16:30 PM
America/Chicago
It has been three decades since Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth last saw a measles case. In 1989 and 1990, a measles outbreak began in Houston and spread to Fort Worth. Julee Morrow, M.D., a pediatrician at Cook Children’s Harris …
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2024
May
15,
2024
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10:40 AM
America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerAs students gear up for summer break, it’s not too early to get a physical or the immunizations they’ll need before school starts again in August.Incoming kindergarteners and seventh graders are due for routine vaccinations. Junior …
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May
01,
2024
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14:25 PM
America/Chicago
By Charlotte SettleNational Infant Immunization Week (April 22-29) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children 2 years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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2023
July
13,
2023
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10:55 AM
America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerA new school year is just around the corner and it’s time for incoming kindergarteners and seventh-graders to get caught up on their routine immunizations. Vaccines to protect against certain contagious diseases – including measles, …
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May
23,
2023
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14:56 PM
America/Chicago
By Eline WigginsThe first vaccine to protect babies from the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one step closer to approval after the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee met to discuss the efficacy and safety of the vaccine.If …
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April
24,
2023
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16:06 PM
America/Chicago
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children 2 years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy …
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2022
February
25,
2022
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12:08 PM
America/Chicago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated recommendations this week for the spacing of COVID vaccines for people 12 and up and for people who are immunocompromised. The CDC recommends a longer interval between the first and second …
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January
05,
2022
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14:09 PM
America/Chicago
By Bianka Soria-Olmos, D.O.Mixed emotions including frustration, worry and anxiousness (to name a few) fill my being yet again on the eve of the day my kids return back to school. It is no longer a new experience for me or the many other parents who …
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2020
December
09,
2020
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15:53 PM
America/Chicago
COVID-19 vaccines are widely considered essential to returning to some sense of normalcy and an end to this pandemic. In the latest findings of the probability-based online Gallup Panel Survey, 63% of Americans say they are willing to be immunized …
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September
01,
2020
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10:08 AM
America/Chicago
We know questions about COVID-19 are at the top of every parent's mind. To provide the most up-to-date information regarding symptoms, testing and going back to school, we've compiled and answered some of our most frequently asked …
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August
12,
2020
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14:18 PM
America/Chicago
When it comes to going to the pediatrician’s office, one of the first questions your child may ask is, “Am I going to get a shot?” And as parents, we generally say, “I’m not sure.”
That answer leaves us …
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July
20,
2020
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12:08 PM
America/Chicago
Since the arrival of COVID-19, a desperate search for a vaccine to fight the pandemic has ensued worldwide. However, despite this present-day example of the importance of vaccination, immunization rates at Cook Children's have dipped.
From …
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January
22,
2020
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14:57 PM
America/Chicago
By Diane Arnaout, M.D.
When I first met little Pierce a few days after he came home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, I noted two things: Pierce was a tough little guy, a real fighter, and his parents were two of the most caring, loving and …
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2019
August
28,
2019
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11:15 AM
America/Chicago
By Alice Phillips, M.D.
As a pediatrician, I have been lucky to practice medicine in the post-vaccine era. Although I have watched kids struggle with whooping cough, meningitis, mumps and pneumonia, I am happy to say I have never seen many of the …
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August
15,
2019
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08:54 AM
America/Chicago
Whenever a story is posted on Cook Children’s social media pages, especially Facebook, we expect a certain amount of responses from those who refuse vaccines for their children or who are vaccine-hesitant families or patients.
Regardless of …
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August
07,
2019
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16:16 PM
America/Chicago
In the summer of 1990 I was about to turn 17 and preparing for my senior year of high school. I was enrolled in Drivers Ed and thinking about which colleges I should apply. All normal events in any teenage life. Except that summer, my 22-year old …
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July
18,
2019
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11:12 AM
America/Chicago
Believe it or not, summer’s almost over and the new school year will begin before you know it.
Are you ready? Or are you like a certain dad I know who usually waits until the last minute? Last year, this dad forgot:
To book …
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June
13,
2019
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15:34 PM
America/Chicago
“Is it safe to go to the park?” “Can we go to the mall?”
Alice Phillips, M.D., a Cook Children’s pediatrician in Fort Worth – Cityview, hears the worry in the voices of many of her patient families. …
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May
16,
2019
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09:39 AM
America/Chicago
Although she wouldn’t call herself “100% anti-vax” at the time, Amanda Carroll declined to give her first-born son his hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
With the next group of shots scheduled at his 2-month checkup, Amanda and her …
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May
10,
2019
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13:46 PM
America/Chicago
Out of 25 counties in the U.S. with the highest risk for a measles outbreak, Tarrant County ranks number 12 according to research published in the latest edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
To identify the hot spots, researchers from the …
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May
01,
2019
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10:07 AM
America/Chicago
This is my sweet patient Olivia.
Olivia is 7 years old and has fought a battle that most 7 year olds (and 70 year olds) have never and will never face.
Olivia has spent the last two years in and out of Cook Children’s battling …
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March
21,
2019
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13:56 PM
America/Chicago
Tarrant County Public Health has confirmed the first case of measles in the area since 2015.
This is the fourth case of measles confirmed in North Texas this year and the fourteenth in the state. Health officials say the patient …
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March
07,
2019
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15:12 PM
America/Chicago
“It’s just a virus.”
I hate that phrase and I know it never gives parents comfort when they hear it from doctors.
Doctors (I’ll admit I’ve said it too) usually say “it’s just a virus” to let …
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