Patient Advocacy, Vaccines, Equity 2 min read. Vaccine Deserts: When Access to Healthcare, Pharmacies, and the Internet are Limited Erica Mitchell April 8 2026 We are in a new era of vaccine hesitancy, and that reality is intersecting with long-standing gaps in access across the country. Despite incredible... Read more
Infection Control, Vaccines 2 min read. The Return of the Measles: Forgetting the Lessons of the Past Erica Mitchell February 9 2026 In 2000, the measles was declared officially eliminated in the United States. Infections still occurred, but they were rare, originated outside the... Read more
Vaccines, Flu/Influenza 2 min read. 5 Things To Know About the Upcoming Flu Season Erica Mitchell October 23 2021 After more than a year of a global pandemic, we can all justify a bit of flu fatigue. We've been so busy dealing with COVID-19, that we may have few... Read more
Vaccines, COVID-19 2 min read. Vaccine Mandates: How Will They Affect Your Hospital? Erica Mitchell October 2 2021 While the majority of Americans, and the vast majority of healthcare workers, support vaccine mandates, there are opponents who believe individuals... Read more
Vaccines, COVID-19, Professional Profile, Career 2 min read. Professional Profile: Immunologist Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett Erica Mitchell March 1 2021 In the fight against COVID-19, there are many heroes. From healthcare workers to grocery store cashiers, so many people have worked hard, and taken... Read more
Vaccines, COVID-19 2 min read. Why Are Lipid Nanoparticles So Important to the COVID-19 Vaccine? Erica Mitchell February 19 2021 A recent federal report and subsequent media coverage has revealed an urgent gap in the supply chain for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: lipid... Read more
Vaccines, COVID-19 1 min read. Why You Still Need A Mask After You Get COVID Vaccine Erica Mitchell February 15 2021 As national numbers of COVID vaccinations continue to climb, many of us are wondering when we can finally shed the mask and abandon social... Read more
Vaccines, COVID-19 2 min read. Who, What, Where, When? The COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out Erica Mitchell December 20 2020 Photos from around the country show healthcare and frontline workers receiving the first COVID-19 vaccines, their smiles and confidence becoming a... Read more
Vaccines 2 min read. Flu Vaccine Vocabulary You Need to Know Erica Mitchell December 4 2019 Over the past decade, the general public has come to hear more terminology about vaccines than ever before. Thanks in part to the growth of... Read more
Patient Advocacy, Vaccines, Flu/Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Viruses 3 min read. 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Flu Erica Mitchell January 13 2017 We are right in the middle of the flu season, when more and more tests come back positive for the influenza virus. Next to the common cold, there's... Read more