ADULT IMMUNIZATION – STORIES ABOUT VACCINATION - ADULT VACCINATION - ADULT VACCINE

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Real Stories, Real People

Vaccinations are the best way to prevent many infections. Individuals who are not fully vaccinated put their own health at serious risk and can pass illnesses on to others around them. These real-life stories provide a sobering reminder about the dangers of remaining unvaccinated.

A Doctor’s Personal Experience with
Whooping Cough
Read Dr. Cochran’s Story

How Meningococcal Disease Changed a Mother’s Life
Read Maggi’s Story

Helping a Friend Fight Pneumococcal Disease
Read Linda’s Story

An Athlete’s Life Cut
Short By Influenza
Read Sharon’s Story

The Pain of Shingles
Read Joan’s Story

A Newborn’s Fight
against Whooping
Cough
Read Michele & James’s Story

A 10-month old
Whooping Cough
Survivor
Read Aleshya’s Story

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If you have a story to share, please write to us. Your story could help others understand the risks of not getting vaccinated.

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