FACTSinnated

Unity® Consortium's vaccine myth-busting podcast

The Truth About Teen Vaccines

UNITY interns explore misconceptions surrounding adolescent and young adult vaccines. In each episode they delve into a commonly held misperception with experts in the field to explore the issues and de-bunk the myths.

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Why Meningococcal Vaccination Matters: Jamie Schanbaum on Prevention and Policy

• March 03, 2026

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Why Meningococcal Vaccination Matters: Jamie Schanbaum on Prevention and Policy
Why Meningococcal Vaccination Matters: ...
Our host Hope is joined by Jamie Schanbaum, public health advocate and the founder of The J.A.M.I.E. Group, a nonp...
00:19:17
March 03, 2026
Meeting Teens Where They Are with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis
Meeting Teens Where They Are with Dr. D...
Our host Hope is joined by Dr. Demetre Daskalakis to discuss vaccines for children and adolescents, social media, ...
00:24:04
January 30, 2026
Hear From an Adolescent Vaccine Advocate!
Hear From an Adolescent Vaccine Advocat...
Our host Sophie is joined by youth vaccine advocate Annabel Sparano to discuss teen perspectives on vaccination. T...
00:14:13
December 15, 2025
The Role Pharmacists Play in Adolescent Vaccination: A Conversation With Dr. Allison Hill
The Role Pharmacists Play in Adolescent...
Our host Hope is joined by Dr. Allison Hill. Dr. Allison Hill is the Director of Practice Implementation & Pro...
00:21:16
November 04, 2025
Protecting Families This Viral Season: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm
Protecting Families This Viral Season: ...
Our host Hope is joined by Dr. Michael Osterholm. Dr. Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized epidemiol...
00:14:44
October 02, 2025
Understanding School Nurses role in Adolescent Vaccination with Alicia Warden
Understanding School Nurses role in Ado...
It's back to school season! Our host Sophie talks to school nurse, Alicia Warden. Alicia has been a school nur...
00:18:01
August 25, 2025
Navigating the Current Vaccine Landscape with Alison Buttenheim
Navigating the Current Vaccine Landscap...
Our host Sophie is joined by behavioral scientist and University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Alison Buttenheim. ...
00:19:39
July 28, 2025
Health Communication post COVID-19: What’s changed and where to go from here with Dr. Celine Gounder
Health Communication post COVID-19: Wha...
Our host Sophie is joined by CBS News Medical Contributor, internist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine ...
00:18:43
June 18, 2025
A Mother’s Story of Loss and Activation to Protect Adolescents from Meningitis
A Mother’s Story of Loss and Activati...
We’re joined by Patti Wukovits, nurse and founder of the Kimberly Coffey Foundation and co-founder of the Ameri...
00:19:19
May 19, 2025
Countering Vaccine Misinformation and Building Trust
Countering Vaccine Misinformation and B...
Dr. Cindy Leifer, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Cornell University, discusses the critical importa...
00:19:13
April 09, 2025
Sorting through the noise: Combatting vaccine misinformation for Mom’s with Dr. Mona
Sorting through the noise: Combatting v...
PedsDocTalk is a multiplatform resource dedicated to spreading accurate health information for Mom’s. Today, our...
00:19:58
March 14, 2025
Bridging Divides: Media Literacy and Vaccine Confidence for Adolescents
Bridging Divides: Media Literacy and Va...
We’re joined by Deanna Troust, founder of Truth in Common, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring fact-based decisio...
00:19:48
December 18, 2024
Misconceptions About Vaccines: COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Adolescent Vaccines
Misconceptions About Vaccines: COVID-19...
We’re joined by Jessica McDonald, a seasoned science journalist with a focus on addressing the growing issue of ...
00:19:14
September 30, 2024
The Relationship Between Cancer and the HPV Vaccine, with Dr. Linda Eckert
The Relationship Between Cancer and the...
Today, we sit down with Dr. Linda Eckert, a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Adjunct Professor in Glob...
00:20:15
July 29, 2024
Making a Difference: Getting the Facts About Vaccines for Adolescents and Young Adults
Making a Difference: Getting the Facts ...
Eric, Lindsey, Archer, and Nolan each have a unique background and lived experiences that have shaped their intere...
00:16:50
June 24, 2024
The Importance of Unbiased, Credible Vaccine Information with Dr. Andrea Love
The Importance of Unbiased, Credible Va...
On this episode of FACTSinnated, we sat down with Dr. Andrea Love, immunologist and microbiologist, and an expert ...
00:18:18
April 04, 2024
Building Awareness of Vaccine-Preventable STIs: Recapping the New York City Mpox Outbreak with Dr. Jason Zucker
Building Awareness of Vaccine-Preventab...
Join us for an exciting new episode of FACTSinnated, Unity Consortium’s mythbusting podcast. Today we’ll hear ...
00:08:53
February 26, 2024
Navigating the Landscape: Building Confidence in Adolescent Vaccination with Dr. Arthur Caplan and Nathaniel Mamo
Navigating the Landscape: Building Conf...
Dr. Arthur Caplan, a renowned expert in bioethics. Our host, Natalie Cordero, sits down with Dr. Caplan and Nathan...
00:17:53
January 29, 2024
Testimonial to the Life-Saving Value of Vaccines: HealthyWomen Double Feature with Phyllis E. Greenberger & Beth Battaglino
Testimonial to the Life-Saving Value of...
We all hold many different roles as a part of our identities: practitioner, parent, caregiver, family member, all ...
00:19:37
November 28, 2023
Increasing HPV Vaccine Confidence among Adolescents and Young Adults featuring Tamika Felder
Increasing HPV Vaccine Confidence among...
Cervical cancer survivor, vaccine advocate, and the CEO of Cervivor, Tamika Felder, joins us on FACTSinnated to di...
00:13:14
October 04, 2023
Considering FDA’s Role in Increasing Vaccine Confidence amongst Parents, Adolescents and Young Adults with Dr. Peter Marks
Considering FDA’s Role in Increasing ...
Hosted by Natalie Cordero, Dr. Peter Marks, the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER...
00:13:38
August 28, 2023
COVID-19 Vaccination for Adolescents and Young Adults: Then and Now with Dr. Walter A. Orenstein
COVID-19 Vaccination for Adolescents an...
On this episode of FACTSinnated, Dr. Walter A. Orenstein discusses the importance of staying up-to-date on COVID-1...
00:20:03
July 31, 2023
Combatting Meningitis Misinformation Through Art and Advocacy with Samantha Bennett
Combatting Meningitis Misinformation Th...
Meningitis survivor, vaccine advocate, and painter Samantha Bennett, joins us on FACTSinnated to discuss the impor...
00:18:56
June 26, 2023
Adolescents and Young Adults As a Priority In Preventive Healthcare and Vaccination with Dr. John Santelli
Adolescents and Young Adults As a Prior...
On this episode of FACTSinnated, we welcome Dr. John Santelli to discuss the importance of teen health outcomes, s...
00:18:55
May 05, 2023
Importance of Adolescent and Young Adult Voices with Dr. Paul Offit
Importance of Adolescent and Young Adul...
Internationally recognized vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit shares ways to help teens find the accurate information a...
00:14:59
April 03, 2023

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