Another View - An Update on Vaccines

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM EDT

At one point, the advice was pretty straightforward. Certain vaccines were needed for children at specific ages to prevent childhood diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella. Flu shots and covid shots were readily available to all at your local pharmacy. Now there is confusion- are vaccines safe? Do they cause autism in children? Do you need a prescription in order to get a covid shot? And can Americans trust the Federal Government to give them sound, science-based facts so that informed decisions can be made? Dr. Keith Newby pays his monthly visit to sort through the confusion around vaccines. Also, WHRV Jazz host Jae Sinnett discusses the upcoming Phoebus Jazz Festival. Vaccines and Jazz.. its a busy Another View with Barbara Hamm Lee! This, and all Another View programs can be heard on demand on the show's program page.

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Barry Graham

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.

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