Real Stories, Real People

A family’s loss underscores the importance of COVID-19 prevention measures

An 81-year-old woman reflects on a boy who died from a disease that is now vaccine-preventable

More than 20 years later, a young woman still has scars from the vaccine-preventable disease that nearly killed her

A certified nursing assistant describes her experience with COVID-19 and contending with vaccine hesitancy from her co-workers (in Spanish with English captions)

A physician dispels myths and encourages her patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Both of Emily’s parents were opposed to her getting vaccinated, until they themselves contracted COVID-19

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