# Smith's Virology Blog Sharing science based information to help educate and inform people on various topics of public health interest to assist in the fight to bring integrity and honesty back to medicine, science and public health. Page: Feed: --- ## [From Refusal to Approval: What Changed in the FDA Review of Moderna's mRNA Flu "Vaccine"?](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/from-refusal-to-approval-what-changed) _2026-08-07 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ With 11 influenza vaccines already available, does the first mRNA flu vaccine address an unmet need? ## [COVID, Cash and Corruption in Hawaii](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/covid-cash-and-corruption-in-hawaii) _2026-07-27 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ The Whistleblower Was Fired for the Truth While Corrupt Insiders Looted Hawaii's CARES Act ## [Distemper, Dogs, and Defense: Understanding Disease Risk and Vaccine Protection](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/distemper-dogs-and-defense-understanding) _2026-07-09 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ A scientific review of disease severity, long-term immunity, vaccine safety, and the risk–benefit balance of vaccination. ## [Parvo, Puppies, and Protection: What the Evidence Suggests About Immunity](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/parvo-puppies-and-protection-what) _2026-06-29 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ Sorting through the risk–benefit balance of infection, recovery, and vaccination in dogs ## [The Herd Immunity Fallacy: Limits, Assumptions, and Reality](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/the-herd-immunity-fallacy-limits) _2026-05-04 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ Why assumptions about population immunity don’t always hold ## [Hepatitis A Vaccine No Longer Universally Recommended for All Children](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/hepatitis-a-vaccine-no-longer-universally) _2026-04-13 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ Guidance for making informed decisions moving forward ## [The Missing Information in Addressing Ongoing Measles Outbreaks](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/the-missing-information-in-addressing) _2026-02-18 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ Why Identifying the Measles Genotype Matters for Tracing Outbreak Origins ## [Conflicts of Interest and the AAP’s Departure From CDC Guidance](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/conflicts-of-interest-and-the-aaps) _2026-02-08 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ What the AAP’s funding relationships reveal about vaccine decision-making ## [Gut bacteria protect mice infected with influenza virus from secondary bacterial lung infections](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/gut-bacteria-protect-mice-infected) _2026-01-16 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ Why gut health may shape the risk of lung complications after influenza infection ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cRDMC8M5xnIQ) _2026-01-16 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [ACIP Exposed: How Newborn Vaccination Policy Was Built on Assumptions, Not Evidence](https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/acip-exposed-how-newborn-vaccination) _2025-12-10 · Jennifer Smith, PhD_ The Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth-Dose Debate: Revealing the weak scientific footing behind an influential recommendation.