Daily News 2013-05-19


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For example, measles epidemics continue to break out across Britain more that a decade after disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield published a study in The Lancet claiming to show a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism.
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Opposition health spokesman Andrew McDonald said immunisation rates were so low in NSW that epidemics of diseases such as whooping cough and measles were inevitable. " This is about preventing deaths inyoung children": Opposition Health ...
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Although the year seemed to get off to a slow start, we have seen several big measles outbreaks lately that are already boosting this year's numbers. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the official measles case count from the CDC, which is now at 40 ...
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Rubella warning after Swansea measles outbreak

Public Health Wales and national deaf-blind charity Sense say about 38,000 young people in Wales have not had the measles mumps and rubella (MMR) jab. They welcomed the efforts to increase vaccinations in light of the measles epidemic centred on ...
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Health Department Announces Clinic Schedule for Week of May 20

Immunization Clinic: Tuesday, May 21, 9 to 11 a.m., walk-in clinic. Immunization clinics are held Tuesdays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 70 Bunner St, Oswego, and the third Tuesday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse ...
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Vaccine fears could lead to 'epidemic' - Sydney Morning Herald

More than 50 per cent of parents are worried about the safety of childhood vaccines, Australia's first national survey of attitudes to vaccination has revealed, prompting concerns of childhood outbreaks of disease. The NSW opposition has defended ...
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We have made great strides against the disease —2012 saw just 223 cases of polio, compared with more than 350,000 cases in 1988. Yet, polio continues to threaten children in some of the world's poorest countries. Last year, dozens of people contracted ...
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THE founder of a controversial anti-immunisation group has been accused of using apprehended violence orders to gag her critics. Former Australian Vaccination Network president Meryl Dorey has applied for AVOs against three of her most vocal opponents ...
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Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots

(AP) — Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, of Fond du Lac, says he began drafting the legislation ...
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INTEGRIS-Grove earns honors for flu vaccination rate

According to Debbie Lawson, with INTEGRIS, 383 out of 387 employees were vaccinated during the 2012-13 flu season. Others vaccinated included emergency first responders, contract workers, volunteers, students and physicians. The 90 percent rate of ...
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Preventable diseases: Six more measles cases reported in Rawalpindi

The menace of measles continues, as six more children from Rawalpindi district were admitted in Benazir Bhutto Hospital on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 281. However, Medical Superintendent Dr Asif Qadir Mir, told The Express Tribune ...
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Canine influenza vaccine not recommended for all dogs

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Yellow fever vaccination booster not needed, says WHO report

WHO's Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) report reveals that the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation (SAGE) has reviewed the latest evidence and concluded that a single dose of vaccination is sufficient to confer life-long ...
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Young South Australian women shunning regular pap smears

SA Health clinical practice consultant Jodi Knoop said women wrongly assumed the Gardasil vaccine, which protects against a range of cancerous strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), meant pap smears were no longer needed. Start of sidebar. Skip to ...
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Medical chief in measles warning

But that figure had fallen to just above 80% by 2003 following a controversy which began in 1998 when Dr Andrew Wakefield claimed to find a link between autism and the MMR vaccine used to protect against measles, mumps and rubella. Typical symptoms ...
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Parents urged to check if kids have double MMR jab

PARENTS are being urged to check their children's health records and take immediate action if they have not had two doses of MMR vaccine, to help prevent a measles epidemic in Gwent. The call comes from Aneurin Bevan Health Board's public health chief ...
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Labor's support for No Jab No Play campaign forces Liberal rethink

From her store Ms Orme loans customers a DVD titled Finding The Words, which claims to show children who developed regressive autism after they were administered vaccinations, who then recovered from their autism after undergoing a program of ...
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At-risk children need measles vaccine - health chief

Dr Andrew Wakefield was struck off the medical register for his discredited research, which claimed to find a link between autism and the MMR vaccine used to protect against measles, mumps and rubella. The study, published in 1998, caused a global ...
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Core Pediatrics receives award from CDC

EXETER — Core Pediatrics Associate Practice Director Angela Smith and her staff were recognized this week as the New Hampshire 2103 Immunization Champion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The award is given jointly by the Centers ...
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Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre at IGI Airport Falls Short of Vaccine

As per reports, the main yellow fever vaccination centre at the IGI Airport, New Delhi, has been reported to fall short of vaccine since last three months. The centre is being maintained by the Airport Authority of India at the airport. In wake of the ...
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Preschoolers could be segregated under immunisation plan

Legislation to allow childcare centres to ban children who are not vaccinated is being introduced to increase immunisation rates in New South Wales. The State Opposition says it will consult the child care sector and public on the draft bill, which ...
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The latest figures show there are 1,292 confirmed cases across Wales, with 1,105 in the Swansea area alone. Over 50,000 MMR vaccinations have been given since March, but Public Health Wales says that over 35,000 10-18 year olds are still unvaccinated.
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Labor's support for No Jab No Play campaign forces Liberal rethink

With a variety of books highlighting now discredited links between vaccination and autism in her store, Ms Orme said her concern is for safe immunisation. Bondi was identified in a recent report where rates of vaccination are declining. From her store ...
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Another child dies of measles

Another child on Friday expired due to measles, raising the death toll to 78 in the Punjab province. The child was identified as Fatima, 10 months, who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. In the last twenty four hours, 21 new patients have been ...
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Measles monster attacks 5 more - The Nation

With these new cases, the tally of measles patients has increased to 26 in Rawalpindi. BBH Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Asif Qadir Mir, while talking to TheNation said that situation was not alarming as five to four cases were reported on daily basis ...
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WHO says single yellow fever shot is enough

The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its expert group on immunization believes a single dose of vaccination is sufficient to confer lifelong immunity against the disease. The Geneva-based body says only 12 known cases of yellow fever after ...
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Scientists in India made news around the world on Tuesday when they announced that they had developed a low-cost vaccine that could prevent a severe form of diarrhea caused by rotavirus. Indian company Bharat Biotech International manufactured the ...
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READER SUBMITTED: Rotary Honors Polio Survivors

On May 10, over 270 Rotarians from District 7890 and their families teamed up with the Rock Cats for End Polio Now night. In addition to being treated to an old fashioned double header and fireworks at the Stadium, polio survivors were honored by the ...
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Tadpoles Pre-school in Brent Knoll held its annual walk to the top of Brent Knoll this week in order to raise funds for the Meningitis Trust. It was the tenth year that Tadpoles has supported the 'Toddle Waddle' and this year was again very well ...
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NSW bill would ban non-vaccinated pupils

Labor leader John Robertson proposes to introduce amendments to the Public Health Act which would give early childhood centres the right to refuse kids who have not had their shots. AAP reports some parts of NSW have high rates of non-vaccinated ...
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New campaign aims to immunise older children against measles

Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, Sir Harry Burns, said: "Although measles continues to circulate throughout the UK, the number of cases in Scotland remains low. "Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect our children against serious diseases and I ...
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Dr. Terry Hollenbeck: Immunizations work wonders-- and are still vital

We often hear about the supposed side effects of immunizations, but we rarely hear about children getting the very diseases that the vaccines protect against. That's because the immunization program has worked so well in preventing diseases that could ...
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Yellow fever 'booster' shot not necessary: WHO

A single dose of yellow fever vaccination is sufficient to confer life-long immunity against yellow fever disease, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) Friday. Image/CDC. The ...
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Next year, what steps can we take to protect workers against the flu?

“An employee may be entitled to an exemption from a mandatory vaccination requirement based on an ADA disability that prevents him from taking the influenza vaccine. This would be a reasonable accommodation barring undue hardship (significant ...
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NSW bill to ban 'anti-vax' kids

The move comes amid concern about high rates of unvaccinated children in some parts of NSW as well as the emergence of so-called "anti-vaxers" who oppose vaccination. Mr Robertson says the move will remind those who had forgotten to fully vaccinate ...
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Siddique told the court that the people were dying despite vaccination against measles. He argued the federal and provincial governments had completely failed in controlling the outbreak. He produced some documents in the court, showing fake ...
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'Need to boost routine immunisation'

Though the state has managed to keep itself polio-free for three consecutive years now, its routine immunisation coverage is abysmally low, with less than half of its children — 45.3 per cent as per annual health survey report of 2010-11 — getting ...
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WHO eradicates P3 polio virus from FATA

PESHAWAR – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that health care workers have eradicated the polio virus P3 subtype in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan.
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