In honor of World Breastfeeding Awareness Week, I share my nursing story with you (moms and moms-to-be.) Although my pregnancy hadn’t gone quite as I had envisioned, I was looking forward to breastfeeding and felt confident that I knew what to do. At first, things went as smoothly as the proverbial baby’s bottom. I didn’t […]
Myth or Fact #1: Herd Immunity Protects The Most Vulnerable
Fact – if 95% of the population or community is vaccinated or is immune through previous contact against an infectious disease, it will lower the risk for non-immune or unvaccinated individuals to get the disease. The infection is also less likely to spread to other communities. Individuals most vulnerable to infection include infants, elderly, and […]