Cervical cancer survivor, vaccine advocate, and the CEO of Cervivor, Tamika Felder, joins us on FACTSinnated to discuss the importance of HPV vaccination. On this episode hosted by intern Natalie Mar Cordero, Tamika shares her experience with cervical cancer, all things HPV, and how she became a vaccine advocate.  

Hosted by Natalie Cordero, Dr. Peter Marks, the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the Food and Drug Administration, joins us to discuss how the FDA is keeping adolescents and young adults in mind as they continue to tackle vaccine development.  

On this episode of FACTSinnated, Dr. Walter A. Orenstein discusses the importance of staying up-to-date on COVID-19 immunizations and booster shots, where and when adolescents and young adults can get vaccinated, and recurrent themes in vaccine hesitancy. From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to now, the world has experienced an immense amount of change in our healthcare systems. One important lesson remains: vaccinations save lives.

Resources provided by Dr. Orenstein:

• Plotkin's Vaccines - Seventh Edition, Dr. Walter A. Orenstein
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International Vaccine Access Center
• Vaccinate Your Family
• National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit
• Vaccine Education Center at CHoP
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

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Meningitis survivor, vaccine advocate, and painter Samantha Bennett, joins us on FACTSinnated to discuss the importance of the meningitis vaccine. On this episode hosted by intern Natalie Mar Cordero, Samantha shares her lifelong experience with meningitis, how she became a vaccine advocate, and how it has influenced her art.

On this episode of FACTSinnated, we welcome Dr. John Santelli to discuss the importance of teen health outcomes, specifically in the context of clinical preventive services and routinely recommended vaccines, and how parents and healthcare providers can support and advocate for the access to these services.

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Internationally recognized vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit shares ways to help teens find the accurate information and how they can use their voice to be their own best advocate. Many teens don’t know how to find accurate, research-based information on vaccines, making it challenging for them to talk about and access care. Tune in as he discusses the importance of empowering young adult voices in decisions about their health.

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Meet Dr. Todd Wolynn, a pediatrician, immunization expert, and "media maker". In this episode, Dr. Wolynn tells us his experience with social media attacks and how he decided to fight back. He gives advice on how healthcare providers can build their digital presence, how social media users can distinguish credible information, and ends with more information about the COVID-19 bivalent boosters.  

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The United States Assistant Secretary of Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, joins us on FACTSinnated to discuss the importance of the HPV vaccine for all adolescents and young adults. Admiral Levine tackles common HPV vaccine misconceptions and reminds us of what this vaccine is really about: to prevent cancer in all individuals.

Meet Dr. Drew Weissman, MD from Penn Medicine. He and Katalin Karikó PhD developed mRNA and having been discovering new ways of using this technology to treat disease. Listen in as Dr. Weissman debunks some common myths and tells us more about mRNA - past, present, and future. 

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Unity intern Alex Garcia speaks with Heidi Larson, Ph.D about her experience working on vaccine confidence. 

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