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PermanenteDocs Chat on flu season and fighting vaccine fatigue

November 7, 2022

Register to attend During the last two years, clinicians have had to approach the traditional flu season in untraditional ways because of COVID-19. This year is no different as people move out of the pandemic, questions remain among patients about…

PermanenteDocs Chat on the ‘tripledemic’: RSV, the flu, and COVID

October 10, 2022

Learn more about the threat of a tripledemic of RSV, the flu, and COVID this winter in this PermanenteDocs Chat with Matthew Daley, MD, pediatrician with Colorado Permanente Medical Group.

Why I chose to vaccinate my child against COVID-19

November 30, 2021

Permanente internal medicine physician Peter Barkett, MD, shares what influenced his decision to vaccinate his young son against the coronavirus.

Reflecting on the history of vaccines at a historic moment

January 26, 2021

Peter Barkett, MD, an internist with Washington Permanente Medical Group, examines the history of vaccines and how they are powerful tools to promote public health.

Talking about flu shots during a pandemic

September 23, 2020

Permanente pediatrician Kate Land, MD, discusses the challenges of talking to patients about getting the flu shot against the backdrop of COVID-19.

Ken Hempstead, MD, addresses importance of doctor-patient relations in vaccines conversation

February 14, 2019

Despite a large body of scientific evidence demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, there remains a portion of the country where parents remain skeptical, refraining from getting their children vaccinated for diseases such as measles and mumps. An article…

Improving Parents’ Attitudes About Benefits of Vaccination

May 15, 2018

A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found parents were receptive to a website providing clinical information and experts on vaccines.

Vaccines: Preventive Medicine at its Best

January 17, 2018

Pediatrician Matthew Daley, MD, of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, talks about the importance of vaccine education and research.