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By participating in media interviews and speaking at events and conferences across the country and around the world, we are helping to elevate the conversation about flu and flu prevention.
If you are a journalist, please visit our Media Resources webpage.
Print/Online Publications
- Dallas News: ‘Reese’s light’: After the loss of their teenage daughter to flu, a Dallas couple navigates grief; February 16, 2022
- CT Post: Opinion: This other vaccine saved my son’s life; January 17, 2022
- PR Week: 66 stories and a pledge to fight the flu; January 5, 2022
- Medical Marketing & Media: 66 stories and a pledge to fight the flu; January 4, 2022
- Endpoints News: CSL's Seqirus flu vaccine campaign keeps ‘twindemic’ danger of Covid-19 and seasonal flu on front burner; January 4, 2022
- CBS 2 Iowa: New video game created at University of Iowa teaches kids about the Flu; December 10, 2021
- KCRG: Univ. of Iowa researchers create online video game that teaches children about influenza and vaccines; December 8, 2021
- We Are Iowa: Mother who lost 3-year-old to influenza in 2014 urging vaccines as activity increases; December 8, 2021
- The Paper Gown: Preparing For a Potentially Severe Flu Season; November 12, 2021
- Argus Leader: Angie Wehrkamp’s 2-year-old died from the flu in 2015. Now she advocates for flu shots; October 18, 2021
- TalkToMira.com: Fluzone High-dose vs. Standard Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine - Which To Get; September 27, 2021
- WAND17: Mother, daughter urge people to get flu vaccine following near-death experience; September 27, 2021
- We Are Iowa: Elk Horn mother urges flu vaccines after daughter dies from virus; September 17, 2021
- KXAN: During COVID-19 pandemic don’t forget about the flu, says a Texas family; September 6, 2021
- WBUR: 'Twindemic' Averted: Not Much Flu In Mass., And Record Low Rates Across The Nation; February 10, 2021
- Williamette Week: Before the Pandemic Began, Becky Crane's Son Died - of Influenza; January 13, 2021
- USA Today, MediaPlanet: How One Woman is Using Her Near-Fatal Flu Experience to Help Others Stay Safe; December 8, 2020
- SFGate: Grieving mom urges parents to promise to get flu vaccinations; October 26, 2020
- CNN: Despite the Trump administration's new policy, many pharmacies still won't vaccinate children against flu; October 26, 2020
- The Mercury: Montgomery County health officials offer no-cost flu shots at clinics; September 30, 2020
- KCBY: Coos Bay mother who lost son to flu in 2020 is pleading for students to get the flu shot; September 29, 2020
- Toronto Star, MediaPlanet: The flu can be deadly - don't find out the hard way; September 26, 2020
- WANDTV: Family shares daughter's near-death experience from flu; September 23, 2020
- Dakota News Now: Sioux Falls mom shares importance of flu vaccination after daughter’s death; September 23, 2020
- Eagle News Online: A Promise for Joseph; September 22, 2020
- We Are Iowa: Six years after losing daughter to flu, Iowa family urges Iowans to get their flu shot during COVID-19; September 19, 2020
- The Mercury: Montgomery County officials preparing for eventual coronavirus vaccine distribution; September 17, 2020
- ABC15.com: Health officials urge everyone to get a flu vaccine this year to avoid a 'twindemic'; September 16, 2020
- The Denver Channel: Health officials urge everyone to get a flu vaccine this year to avoid a 'twindemic'; September 16, 2020
- Love What Matters: The Story of Ayzlee McCarthy; August 2020
- Love What Matters: The Story of Madi Allen; August 2020
- Love What Matters: The Story of Gianna Wehrkamp; August 2020
- Love What Matters: The Story of Joseph Marotta; August 2020
- NPR: 2020 Flu Shot Strategy: Get Yours Early In The Season; August 4, 2020
- The Hill: COVID-19 and the flu: Avoiding the double whammy; August 1, 2020
- NNY360: ‘It’s just the flu’ remark undermines how seriously influenza should be taken; March 21, 2020
- Central California Parent: The Basics of Flu Prevention, March 17, 2020
- Sun Sentinel: Support legislation to protect children, families against the flu, February 24, 2020
- Tampa Bay Times: Our son died of the flu. We have to protect our children, February 23, 2020
- Apalachicola & Carabelle Times: Support Legislation to Protect us from Flu, February 20, 2020
- The Telegraph: Vaccinations, self-advocacy keys to health in flu season, February 13, 2020
- WBUR: It's Just The Flu': Father Recounts College Student's Life-And-Death Battle, February 13, 2020
- SELF: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Tamiflu, February 12, 2020
- Parent Map: This Year’s Flu Is Hardest on Kids, February 5, 2020
- SF Gate: Here’s everything you’ve misunderstood about the flu vaccine, January 16, 2020
- NY Times: This Flu Season Is Looking Rough for Kids, January 10, 2020
- Orlando Sentinel: Flu season off to early start, could be severe, January 7, 2020
- Sanford Health News: Losing daughter turns mom into flu shot crusader, December 23, 2019
- NPR: Here's Why You Really Need A Flu Shot, December 20, 2019
- INQUISITR: Flu Season Is Off To An ‘Alarmingly Fast’ Start, With 1.7 Million People Sickened And 900 Dead, December 8, 2019
- LancasterOnline.com: Tis the season to get your flu shot, December 7, 2019
- CT's The Hour: Norwalk student’s flu death inspires mother to raise awareness, December 1, 2019
- What To Expect: My Four-Year-Old Daughter Almost Died From the Flu, November 27, 2019
- CNN: Most states make it difficult for children to get a flu shot, November 26, 2019
- CNN: She was called the n-word and given instructions to slit her wrists. What did Facebook do?, November 1, 2019
- Healthline: Meet the Teen Fighting Back Against Ant-Vaccine Propaganda, October 27, 2019
- Media Planet Toronto: What Families Fighting Flu Wants You To Know, September 27, 2019
- Media Planet Toronto: Remembering Amiah with Flu Prevention, September 27, 2019
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Flu Fighter Public Profiles, September 26, 2019
- Heathline: How the Debate Over Child Vaccinations is Diving Parents, September 26, 2019
- Health.mil: Autumn ushers in season of falling under the weather with flu, September 26, 2019
- West Dakota FOX: Flu vaccine kick-off, September 24, 2019
- Bismarck Tribune: Parent, health officials urge vaccination against 'unpredictable' flu virus September 24, 2019
- MediaPlanet USA: Keeping Flu out of School Is as Easy as 1-2-3!, August 21, 2019
- Healthline: How the Debate Over Child Vaccinations Is Dividing Parents, August 21, 2019
- ESF Magazine: She Uses Her Training – And Grief – to Fight Flu, Summer 2019
- The Stir, CafeMom: Anti-Vaxxers Are Trolling Grieving Parents Who Lost Kids & It Needs to Stop, April 1, 2019
- TODAY Parenting Team: Grieving mothers being bullied? It happened to me, March 25, 2019
- Daily Mail: Grieving mother whose 5-year-old son died of flu was attacked online by anti-vaxxer trolls, March 21, 2019
- CNN: Her Son Died. And Then Anti-Vaxers Attacked Her, March 19, 2019
- WUSA9 Washington, DC: Family Turns Loss Into Fight Against The Flu, March 19, 2019
- The Huffington Post: Why You Should Definitely Get Your Kids A Flu Shot, December 15, 2018
- My News Desk: Kids and the Flu: 3 Myths Debunked, November 24, 2018
- Centre Daily Times: Flu Shot Tips to Avoid Suffering This Influenza Season, November 24, 2018
- US News & World Report: Kids and the Flu: 3 Myths Debunked, November 20, 2018
- Travel Noir: It’s Easy To Catch A Bug While Traveling, So Airports Are Now Offering Flu Shots, November 20, 2018
- ConsumerAffairs.com: Consumer News: Take Out The Flu Before You Fly Out for Thanksgiving, November 20, 2018
- The Points Guy: Flu Season is Here: Get Your Shot at an Airport Near You, November 19, 2018
- EveryDay Health: Raising Awareness About Flu and Vaccination in the Face of Tragedy, November 8, 2018
- PRNewswire: New Poll Sheds Light On Flu Shot Disparity, November 8, 2018
- Healthcare Dive: New Poll Sheds Light On Flu Shot Disparity, November 8, 2018
- Global Biodefense: Most Know Kids Can Die From Flu, Yet Many Still Haven’t Had Children Vaccinated, November 8, 2018
- Healthcare Magazine: FDA Approves New Flu Medication, Hoping to Combat Last Year’s Deadly Flu Season in North Texas, October 29, 2018
- AVAC Spotlight Blog: Serese Marotta, Families Fighting Flu, October 29, 2018
- Pharmacy Choice: Genentech Announces FDA Approval of XOFLUZA (Baloxavir Marboxil) for Influenza, October 24, 2018
- News Live (Bay Area): Bay Area Biotech's New Flu Treatment Gets FDA Approval, October 24, 2018
- CBS KPIX5 San Francisco: Bay Area Biotech’s New Flu Treatment Gets FDA Approval, October 24, 2018
- HealthyWomen: Flu Shot Myths, October 21, 2018
- Milenio (Mexican publication): Gota Saliva Bastan Influenza Cause Epidemia, October 13, 2018
- The Washington Post: Flu Can be a Killer, But Some Refuse to Take a Shot, October 6, 2018
- Associated Press: NFID Influenza Pneumococcal News Conference, September 27, 2018
- WHYY: 100 Years Later We're Still Learning From Deadly Spanish Flu, September 21, 2018
- INQUISITR: No Time for a Flu Shot? Why Not Try the Drive-thru Service?, September 19, 2018
- Freedom Bunker: The 48-Hour Killer, August 31, 2018
- MA Public Health Blog: Ensure a Healthy Future with Vaccines, August 21, 2018
If you are interested in interviewing one of our members or would like to arrange for a speaker at your next event or conference, please visit our Media Resources webpage, call 1-888-236-3358, or contact us at contact@familiesfightingflu.org.
Page last reviewed: May 2022.