NOTICE TO READERS: DEFERRAL OF ROUTINE BOOSTER DOSES OF TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOXOIDS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS To assure vaccine availability for priority indications, all routine Td boosters in adolescents and adults should be delayed until 2002. Td use should follow existing recommendations for all other indications.
MMWR 50(20):418,427, 2001. Centers for Disease Control
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GATES BANKROLLS CRUSADE FOR NEW MENINGITIS VACCINE
A foundation created by computer software mogul Bill Gates is donating $70 million to back the rapid development of a vaccine to prevent bacterial meningitis epidemics that regularly occur in sub-Saharan Africa, officials said on Wednesday.
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LOW CORD BLOOD ANTIBODY LEVELS PREDICT OTITIS MEDIA IN INFANTS
Infants with low cord blood antibody concentrations to serotype 19F have more episodes of otitis media during the first year of life than those with higher antibody concentrations, according to a report in the May issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.
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PROBIOTIC MILK MAY REDUCE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN
Milk containing Lactobacillus GG, given to children in daycare facilities, appears to slightly reduce the rate and severity of respiratory infections, according to a report in the June 2nd issue of the British Medical Journal.
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NSAIDS DO NOT INCREASE RISK OF NECROTIZING GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
Administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to children with primary varicella infection does not increase the risk of necrotizing group A streptococcal (GAS) infections, according to a report in the May issue of Pediatrics.
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EUROPE TAKES FURTHER STEPS TO IMPROVE VIRAL SAFETY OF PLASMA PRODUCTS
Further measures to reduce the risk of contamination of plasma products by hepatitis A and parvovirus B19 have been recommended by a European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) working party.
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