Daily News 2012-08-25

CDC Says Child MMR Vaccines Still Miss The Mark

(RTTNews) - Most kindergarten children receive the necessary measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, an August 23 CDC report said. However, some local communities where the MMR vaccines are not prevalent represent a public health risk. According to ...
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RTT News

'Missed Children, Major Challenge to Polio Eradication'

Lagos State government has ascribed increasing number of missed children during routine immunisation exercise as a major factor militating against the eradication of the disease in Nigeria. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who ...
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Urgent health warning over mumps

Between April and June, 133 cases of mumps were diagnosed, with more than half of them in people aged 14 to 25. This compares with only 32 cases of mumps for the same quarter last year. There are concerns that many teenagers and young adults have ...
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Big jump in measles prompts MMR call

Officials said parents should ensure that their children received the MMR vaccination, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella – before going back to school. Dr Mary Ramsay, the head of immunisation at the HPA, said: "It's extremely ...
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Health officials warn of whooping cough

The majority of infant deaths from pertussis occur in babies less than 6 months old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Half of all infants who contract ... The usual charge for the vaccine is $70. The vaccine is ...
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Rachel Stevens' daughter Amelie enjoys her freedom after recovering from ...

A chicken pox vaccine is available but you have to pay for it privately. As far as I'm aware, it is routinely available in other countries but the UK is not keen to "add it to the list" as there are already too may people exposing their children to ...
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Daily Mail

CCH sham study nothing more than Gardasil advertising disguised in

(NaturalNews) Ever since Gardasil, the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), hit the market back in 2006, the vaccine industry has been pushing the ...
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The champion Olympian you've never heard of

It is the worst polio season in Canadian history and Southern Ontario's children are hardest hit. That year there are 9,000 polio cases in Canada, with 481 deaths and thousands left permanently disabled. In the three years previous, a total of 8,139 ...
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Polio very close to being eradicated worldwide

Polio was once devastating for many children, causing paralysis or death for some. Now, the disease itself may be expiring. “Hearts and minds have been won and we need to make sure it has been eradicated,” said d'Arcy Lunn, campaign manager for The ...
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Mumps cases in north-east England quadruple

Reports of mumps have more than quadrupled in the north-east of England compared to the same time last year, latest figures show. The Health Protection Agency said 133 cases were diagnosed between April and June compared with 32 in the same period ...
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BBC News

Whooping Cough Outbreak: CDC Answers Your Questions

Clark: Seizures within 48 hours of receiving whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTP) occurred in about 1 in 1,750 doses. During the 1990s, DTP vaccines were phased out and replaced with acellular vaccines (DTaP). Seizures following DTaP vaccines are ...
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PBS NewsHour

Measles Report Card: With US Vaccination Rate at 95% General Public has ...

Measles Report Card: With U.S. Vaccination Rate at 95% General Public has Nothing to Fear. Measles is best known for causing a rash in childhood, but measles can affect other parts of the body and sometimes occurs in adults. Vaccination has ...
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Wednesday, August 29: PDDH Sets First Flu Clinic

The Centers for Disease Control recommends that everyone six months and older get their flu vaccine as soon as the 2012-2013 vaccines become available. The Pomperaug Health District has flu vaccine available. Participants are asked to wear loose ...
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New oral rabies vaccine targeted at raccoons is being tested in Northeast Ohio

Ivan Kuzmin, a microbiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, predicts the new vaccine will eliminate raccoon rabies. "Canadians have already used it efficiently," Kuzmin said, "and it has eliminated raccoon rabies not ...
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Plain Dealer

Dad Pushing Autism Link Can Get More From CDC

In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics' official journal, Pediatrics, ... child pursuing a vaccine injury case before the US Court of Federal Claims.

The Age of Autism Book

Autism began, we believe, with the first exposures to ethyl mercury in the 1930s, and exploded when a passel of mercury-containing infant vaccines were ...

Polio, Another Scourge of War

Polio campaigns in Pakistan have long been a victim of geopolitics. In June, claiming that a local immunization drive could be a cover for American espionage, a Pakistani Taliban commander, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, banned all polio vaccinations in Pakistan's ...
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New York Times (blog)

More Maine parents skipping their kids' vaccinations as whooping cough spreads

Health officials also urge anyone who has contact with infants — including pregnant women, parents, grandparents, day care providers and teachers — to get a pertussis booster, or Tdap shot. Pertussis is dangerous to babies — who don't typically ...
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Vaccination plea after deadly disease surge

Pneumococcal disease can lead to death in babies and toddlers, ... The number of West Australians with pneumococcal disease jumped from 132 cases in 2007 to ...

Low rate of whooping cough vaccinations cause concerns at some PSD schools

People who have been immunized against pertussis can still get it because the effectiveness of the vaccine wanes over time. What is the .... Many more cases have likely not been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Audio-Digest Foundation, the largest independent publisher of Continuing Medical Education in the world, is releasing free written summaries of its anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal ...
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UTMB receives $1.2 M HPV grant

In 2006, the FDA approved an HPV vaccine that, when properly administered, is effective 96 to 100 percent against four virulent strains of the HPV virus — the main cause of cervical cancer and genital warts. The complete vaccine series consists of ...
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Daily News - Galveston County

Mother's meningitis diary reveals how her healthy daughter was ravaged by the ...

She and her husband Michael immediately performed one of the key tests for meningitis – pressing a clear glass against the skin to see if the rash fades under pressure. It did not, so the couple from Chesterfield bundled Erica into the family car and ...
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Daily Mail

Q5:Poker Run on Sunday to help stamp out polio

The Stampin' Out Polio Poker Run is sponsored by Leavenworth Rotary late each summer; when is the event this year? The 2nd annual Stampin' Out Polio Poker Run will be on Sunday. This year Leavenworth Rotary has a co-sponsor, Worth Harley ...
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40pc of polio refusal cases in Peshawar resolved

Addressing a press conference, District Coordination Officer (DCO) Javed Marwat said the district administration was taking measures on war footing to do away with the shortcomings in anti-polio vaccination campaign and convince the parents refusing to ...
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North East Mumps Cases Continue To Increase

Mumps cases have continued to increase in the North East leading health professionals to urge parents to get back-to-school jabs. More than a hundred cases of mumps have been reported in the North East since April, the Health Protection Agency said.
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Mandatory Meningitis Vaccine a Worry for Some Students

"If they don't have a vaccination on file or an exemption on file, then they'll be dropped from classes," said Ethan Logan, Texas Tech's Director of Admissions. Texas State Health Services say recent cuts in the state-funded meningitis vaccination has ...
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Measles cases on the increase

Almost twice as many confirmed cases of measles in England and Wales have been reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the first six months of 2012 (964) compared to the same period in 2011 (497), according to latest figures published today.
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Practice Business

CDC On Vaccines: Measles Cases Highest Since 1996

To identify areas of under-vaccination for measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, state and local health departments monitor compliance with school immunization requirements using annual school vaccination assessment reports, supported as a ...
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Measles cases double as doubts over MMR vaccine linger

Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the HPA, said: "It's extremely concerning that measles cases are continuing to rise. "Measles can be very serious and parents should understand the risks associated with the infection, which in severe cases can ...
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Telegraph.co.uk

US Unvaccinated Measles Areas a Threat

Areas where significant numbers of U.S. children are unvaccinated face increased risk of outbreaks of highly contagious diseases such as measles, officials say. A report, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and ...
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ThirdAge

Measles cases 'double in a year' following two major outbreaks

The number of cases of measles has almost doubled in the past year following two major outbreaks, health officials have revealed. In England and Wales there were 497 cases in the first six months of 2011. But this year that figured has soared to 964 ...
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Daily Mail

Equine West Nile Vaccine Available, Little Demand For Human Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control says when it comes to a human vaccine, “many scientists are working on this issue.” We found they may not be anymore. Sanofi Pasteur, one of the largest vaccine companies in the world had a vaccine in phase two trials ...
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CBS 11

Walmart to Add Vaccine Kiosks

Some retail pharmacies, like Walgreens and CVS, already provide some immunizations. But through a network of temporary vaccine kiosks, Walmart will offer 10 vaccinations recommended as essential by the CDC. That includes everything from Hepatitis to ...
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Public Broadcasting Atlanta

Measles cases 'almost double' after outbreaks

Rubella, known as German measles, has also increased, with 57 cases reported between January and June in England and Wales - more than the annual totals for each of the previous nine years. Most cases are linked to travel to other European countries.
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BBC News

MMR vaccine uptake reaches all-time high, says PHA

Health Minister Edwin Poots also welcomed the news: “Measles, mumps and rubella are highly infections conditions which can be life threatening, and MMR vaccine is the safest and most effective way to ensure protection. “These most recent figures are ...
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The Fraud of National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

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Immunization side-effects claimed 133 children's lives in 2011

NEW DELHI: Around 133 children died last year due to adverse effects following immunization (AEFI). Minister of state for health Sudip Bandhopadhyay admitted on Friday said that six of those deaths occurred due to programme errors, while four others ...
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SIAD drive in high-risk areas of Rawalpindi starts on Monday

A three-day Short Interval Additional Dose (SIAD) campaign is being launched on Monday to administer anti-polio drops to children below five years of age in two selected union councils and two wards in the cantonment considered as high-risk areas on ...
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Peshawar to punish parents for refusing polio vaccines

“I have issued directives to the executive district officer for health to pinpoint the parents who are reluctant to immunise their children against polio,” Peshawar District Co-ordination Officer Muhammad Javid Marwat told Central Asia Online August 23.
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Polio eradication: a classic example of living in a state of denial

In spite of an investment worth billions of dollars and tireless efforts spread over almost two decades, authorities working for the polio eradication initiative are yet to come to terms with key challenges facing the programme. Rather than accepting ...
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Fight the flu: Your guide to vaccines

Retailers and public health experts peg the pre-season vaccination trend to the 2009 H1N1 epidemic, which caught many by surprise. Since then ... About 132 million immunizations were given in 2011-12, covering about 45 percent of adults. More people ...
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Sun-Sentinel

Child immunizations offered

Crow Wing County Public Health will be offering a Walk In School Immunization Clinic on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Crow Wing County Community Services Health Division, 204 Laurel Street, Suite 12, Brainerd. This clinic is for ...
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Johnson Crossing student diagnosed with whooping cough

“We had a student that, unfortunately, didn't stay out of the school,” said Brandi Tumbleson, executive director of Three Rivers District Health Department. “Normally it's a recommendation that if they test positive for pertussis, they're out of school ...
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Whooping cough cases increasing statewide

The diminishing effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine, particularly in children who received the shot between ages 4 and 6, has also contributed to a spike in reported cases. Data from the Lake County Health Department shows the county had an annual ...
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Measles surge leads to call for back-to-school jabs

Measles surge leads to call for back-to-school jabs. By Tom Moberly, 24 August 2012. Measles infections are continuing to rise and parents must ensure children have had both MMR jabs before returning to school, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has ...
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Measles cases double amid outbreaks

Officials said parents should ensure that their children have received the MMR jab - the combined vaccine that protects against measles, mumps and rubella - before going back to school. Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the HPA, said: "It's ...
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Measles rise prompts MMR reminder

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said 964 cases of measles had been reported in England and Wales in the first six months of the year, more than many annual totals in the last 15 years. There were 497 cases in the first six months of 2011 and 1,086 ...
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The Guardian

Parents advised to get rotavirus vaccine for babies as early as possible

Saskatchewan's infant immunization program is expanding this fall to include a rotavirus vaccine. Starting Nov. 1, the two-dose oral vaccine Rotarix will be added to the routine immunizations given to infants six weeks to eight months of age. The ...
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Big improvement in HPV immunisation rates

Good communication with schools, careful co-ordination with rural GP visits, and collaboration with the Cervical Screening Programme has resulted in much-improved immunisation rates on the Coast for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The HPV ...
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Healthcare workers also need protection

Up to 95 percent of vaccinated individuals will form effective antibodies when they get the vaccine and are protected from hepatitis B. Despite knowing that vaccination is a patient-safety imperative, many healthcare providers are still not immunized ...
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Inquirer.net

Thimerosal mercure vaccins et autisme infantile RKennedy Jr ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr fait le lien entre les vaccins et l'autisme.
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Walmart to Offer Vaccines for More Infectious Diseases

Starting on Monday, they'll offer shots for other infectious diseases, including shingles, meningitis, hepatitis and HPV. According to the report, the vaccinations will be offered at kiosks inside the store operated by Mollen Immunization Clinics.
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Startup genital warts vaccine developer Virolab loses CEO and CFO

Rosales is the founder and president of Virolab S de RL de CV, where he developed an experimental vaccine and diagnostic test for the human papillomavirus and HPV-related cancers. The potential products were licensed by Foster City-based Virolab in ...
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Government Report Linked Thimerosal In Vaccines To Neurological ...

A recent article from Natural News has revisited the idea on a decade old finding that links thimerosal laden vaccines to neurological disorders, using 2 ...
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Widespread vaccine exemptions are messing with herd immunity

Vaccines have been one of the most important public health interventions ever developed. As a new study notes, past analyses have estimated that the childhood immunization schedule prevents 42,000 deaths and 20 million cases of disease—and that's ...
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Ars Technica

Health district, H-E-B to offer back-to-school immunization clinic Saturday

CORPUS CHRISTI — Youths age 4 to 18 who need their back-to-school immunizations will have a chance to get them during a clinic Saturday. The event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be held at the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District at 1702 ...
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New Requirement for Vaccine Exemption Passed by Senate

California has one of the more lenient approaches for parents who wish to opt out of vaccinations for their school-age children. While state law requires that children must be vaccinated against various illnesses (think polio, measles, tetanus) to ...
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KQED (blog)

Pertussis Vaccine Clinics Slated for Next Week

Students who have not yet been immunized with the Tdap vaccine can receive a free immunization on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at James Workman Middle School, 69-300 30th Avenue, Cathedral City.
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Whooping cough cases increasing statewide

Like most areas throughout the country, suburban Cook County is experiencing a surge in the number of pertussis cases at a rate expected to trump last year's decade-high of 280 cases. The Cook County Department of Public Health has received 336 reports ...
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Parents urged to seek GP advice on measles

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has today advised parents to ensure their children are up to date with measles vaccinations as the number of cases for the first half of 2012 are twice as high compared with the same period last year. New figures ...
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