Real Stories, Real People

Father learns the hard way the importance of not letting your guard down in preventing COVID-19

High school student with Hodgkin lymphoma relies on community immunity for protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, including flu

Nurse recognizes that due to COVID-19, she must figure out new ways to be there for her clients, through the lens of a phone

The essential nurse home visitor learns that she does not actually have to lay her healing hands on someone to be essential

Healthcare professional working in a shelter admits a COVID-19 positive mom with her new baby

John was diagnosed with hepatitis B when he was 16 years old but is living a full, adventurous life

As a healthy adult, Roger learned he contracted hepatitis B as a child

Jason who is infected with HIV, was also unexpectedly diagnosed with hepatitis B and now helps educate high school students about hepatitis B and HIV

Healthy adult hospitalized for one month due to pneumococcal disease

18-year-old high school athlete battles with meningococcal disease

4-year-old suffered from spasms that rocked her entire body as she struggled for air due to flu

Flu attacked her heart, causing the 6-year-old to lose her life