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Health officials urge vaccines as mumps cases on the rise in England

Flu vaccines aimed at younger populations could reduce transmission - The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated, experts say in a new report, while conventional wisdom and historic vaccine programs have concentrated on the elderly and those at higher risk of death and serious complications.

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New law will let Indiana pharmacies administer wider variety of vaccinations

Tribal Elders In Pakistan: No Electricity, No Polio Vaccinations!

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Parents Choose Not to Vaccinate Their Kids & Come to Regret It

Sarah Michelle Gellar Wants to 'Spread the Word' About Childhood Vaccinations

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FLU NEWS SCAN: H7N3 in Mexico, H5N1 in smuggled bird, South American respiratory virus activity

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It's Not Too Early to Get Immunizations for Next School Year

Preteens and teens should get all three doses of HPV vaccine long before their first sexual contact, so they will be protected from the virus if they are ever exposed in the future. This is also the age when the vaccine will work the best since ...
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Why HPV Vaccination Makes a Difference Against Cancer

While using a condom may reduce risk for HPV, doctors are reminding people that the best way to protect oneself from the disease that can potentially lead to cancer is to get vaccinated at an early age and, if possible, go for routine screenings. HPV ...
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Local doctor says too few young women getting HPV shots

Dr. Paige Hertweck said she's noticed that fewer parents feel comfortable getting their daughters vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes most cervical cancer. “They are saying, 'My child is not at risk,'” said Hertweck, a ...
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Pneumococcal jab slashes infection rate

The pneumococcal vaccination was added to the country's regular childhood immunisation schedule in 2008. Taranaki medical officer of health Jonathan Jarman said there was no doubt the vaccine provided a high level of protection for young children, ...
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Move Over, Grandma: Why Kids Should Be the Priority for Flu Vaccines

Here's a big, simple idea to reduce the amount of flu outbreaks every winter, saving lives and economic output lost due to the disease: Vaccinate all the children. As we know or remember, kids are dirty things. They play in dirt, touch everything, and ...
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Over 200000 extra MMR doses ordered by GP practices

This age group is the most at risk of measles due to the fall in coverage of MMR that occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s when concern around the discredited link between autism and the vaccine was widespread. The catch-up programme aims ensure ...
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'Save a date to vaccinate'

He said that much of the debate against vaccination was discredited by the World Health Organisation when they debunked the claim that there was a link between measles and autism, and while the chance of a reaction to the vaccine was extremely low, the ...
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Punjab CM, minister to be responsible for measles deaths: LHC

LAHORE: Showing deep displeasure over the health department report about steps being taken to control measles outbreak, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected the report submitted by the Director General Health and ordered him to re-file it.
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The VSD mortality rate following immunization is lower than the general US population mortality rate, and the causes of death are similar. These background rates can be used in communications to the public about vaccine safety risks, reports the ...
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EPI program assisted by WHO focuses on vaccination of pre-school

ISLAMABAD: Program Manager of Extended Program on Immunization [EPI] Sindh Saifullah has said that they have a comprehensive program with respect to Polio vaccination. Talking to a private news channel, he said that they are campaigning door to ...
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Mothers Advised to Immunize Children

Owerri — Mothers in Nigeria have been urged to ensure that their children participate in the immunization exercise towards sustaining Imo as a polio-free state. Governor Rochas Okorocha made the call while flagging off the 2013 Maternal, New Born and ...
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Monmouth Assemblywoman Sponsors Adult Vaccination Bill for Whooping Cough

“While anyone can contract pertussis at any age, in infants this highly contagious disease can be life-threatening,” said Casagrande, R-Monmouth. “Despite a high vaccination rate for infants and children, the incidence rate of pertussis has gradually ...
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Hepatitis A linked to Costco berries

The store is providing vaccinations for people who ate the berries within the past two weeks and is reimbursing others who have received the vaccine independently. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cause of the outbreak, which has ...
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PUBLIC health chiefs are warning cases of mumps are on the rise in Wales as scores of youngsters have not had the MMR jab. Concerns have been raised over the potentially serious infection following a rise in measles cases in the Swansea area by 20 in ...
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Medical: Whooping cough's resurrgence explained

Resurgent outbreaks of whooping cough in the United States and much of the developed world have drawn a flurry of research to understand why the vaccine-controlled disease, pertussis, is making a comeback. Two reports published last month suggest that ...
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For the fifth year, the Ogunquit Playhouse is joining the fight to eradicate polio worldwide by hosting Rotary Night at the theatre. The Ogunquit Playhouse will donate a portion of every ticket purchased to Thoroughly Modern Millie for the Tuesday ...
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Tribesmen demand electricity in return for polio vaccination for kids

Tribesmen in Lakki Marwat have taken a new, albeit risky, route to get their demand of electricity supply met -- refusing to get their children vaccinated against polio. Several hundred residents from villages in Lakki Marwat staged a protest ...
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The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) reports that “stopping polio transmission by the end of 2014 is a realistic prospect.” The IMB, which met 7-9 May, independently verifies progress toward the achievement of a polio-free world. In its report, the ...
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Medical: Whooping cough's resurrgence explained

By LEE BOWMAN — Resurgent outbreaks of whooping cough in the United States and much of the developed world have drawn a flurry of research to understand why the vaccine-controlled disease, pertussis, is making a comeback. Two reports published last ...
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Measles outbreak occurs in Dutch "Bible Belt"

"There is a phrase in the Bible which says intervening is against the will of god," explained Roel Coutinho, director of the RIVM Centre for Infectious Disease Control, to Xinhua. "Therefore, people choose to let themselves and their children not be ...
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GPs Order Additional MMR to Prevent Rise in Measles Cases

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Dr. Zorba Paster: Readers respond to autism column

A recent outbreak took place in the United Kingdom because so many parents didn't immunize their children for fear of autism, propagated by a quack researcher. There were about 600 cases of measles, with a significant number needing hospitalization.
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Pap screening combined with loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEP) is almost 100% effective in preventing cervical cancer mortality yet many countries with these procedures have now implemented broad HPV vaccination programs. HPV vaccines ...
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Carter Centre Calls Nca to Re-Examine Draft-Law On Revolution Immunisation

Tunis — Carter Centre calls the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) to "re-examine some provisions of the draft-law on political immunisation of the Revolution, in particular the provisions that restrict fundamental political rights." In a communiqué ...
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Sutton and Merton have 'lowest rates' of child immunisation in the country

The population is at "significant risk", it was claimed, after new figures revealed Sutton and Merton boroughs have the lowest childhood immunisation rates in the country. The figures were revealed at the Sutton Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on ...
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GEORGE TOWN, June 12 – A group of parents who have started a campaign to reject the national baby immunisation programme is endangering not only their children but could also cause an epidemic, said state health executive councillor Dr Afif Bahardin.
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Delayed flu plans will hit uptake unless GPs 'create miracles'

The RCGP's head of immunisation, Dr George Kassianos, said GPs would need to 'create miracles' to hit the targets because of the late notice. GPs will have to wait even longer to hear how plans to extend flu vaccination to 650,000 children aged two ...
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Mandatory Flu Shot Policy Doesn't Result in Mass Employee Exodus, Loyola ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. - Mandatory influenza (flu) vaccination as a condition of employment does not mean employees will leave en masse, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Health System. “ 'First do no harm' is our ...
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Rishton Festival gets a beer tent

Adrian Wilding will be selling bottles of real ale and cider from his stall in aid of Meningitis UK. His partner, Donna Heyes, was a regular player of festival bingo but died in April this from meningitis, aged just 25. All proceeds from the stall will ...
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Steiner community identified as 'high risk' population for measles by health ...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council is pushing for an increase in MMR vaccination following the publication of figures showing a dramatic rise in measles cases in the area. Figures released last week by Public Health England showed that 57 cases of ...
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MMR/autism: one step forward, two steps back

Bill Welsh, former property developer and president of the ATT and of its predecessor Action Against Autism, has been a leading figure in the anti-vaccine campaign in Scotland since 1998. Wakefield himself was a platform speaker at Treating Autism's ...
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Ignorance thwarting vaccination programme

Dr Afif also refuted the journal reports used by the anti-vaccine movement as evidence in claiming that vaccines were linked to autism. He pointed out that the paper was expelled from a reputable UK medical journal in February 2010 while the doctor who ...
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The Gut Microbiota Is Connected To The Brain, Autism, And Vaccinations

Dr. Mercola recently had an article about Round Up and its many effects on the body, specifically gut bacteria: " Your gut bacteria are a key component of glyphosate's mechanism of harm, as microbes have the pathway used by glyphosate to kill weeds ...
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CM will be responsible if any child dies of measles: LHC

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Punjab government to submit its report on 13th June regarding measures to stop measles with the direction that Punjab Chief Minister and Health Minister would be responsible in case of any further causality ...
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New law lets pharmacists provide pneumonia, HPV and other vaccines

More than 40 states currently allow pharmacists to provide immunizations, although requirements for education and oversight vary. In Indiana, pharmacists must undergo immunization training. Already, the state has more than 2,700 pharmacists trained to ...
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Vaccination can reduce cervical cancer risk

Speaking at a conference organised at Delhi's Moolchand Hospital, Bandana Sodhi, a senior doctor said, "Vaccinations is a primary tool to safeguard against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) risks that causes cervical cancer." "It induces higher antibodies in ...
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Dynavax is a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company with an under development product named "Heplisav" , a vaccine for the prevention of Hepatitis B. In November, 2012, the company received the FDA's advisory committee's report and in February of ...
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Sarah Michelle Gellar becomes child vaccine advocate

Sarah Michelle Gellar, former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress and mom to two young children says she wants to educate parents on the importance of vaccines, particularly the pertussis vaccine, which protects children against whooping cough. Gellar ...
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Expect to see a few hundred enthusiasts of both Elvis and running in downtown Lawrence on June 22. A group of area Rotary Clubs will host a unique event: Elvis Visit to End Polio Now. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at Watson Park with a 5K ...
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Over one million children to be vaccinated against polio

6/12/13 11:21 AM Luanda Over one million children to be vaccinated against polio. Luanda – At least 1.857.658 children are expected to be vaccinated in Luanda during the second phase of the campaign against poliomyelitis, scheduled for 14-16 June.
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Polio survivor seeks crutches, canes for needy disabled Africans

Crutches 4 Africa was founded by David Talbot, a polio victim himself. While producing a documentary in Uganda, Talbot realized many polio survivors did not have anything to help them move about safely. "No canes, no wheelchairs, they would improvise ...
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Mumps cases rising in England and Wales

Health officials are reporting sharp rises in mumps as well as measles in England and Wales as efforts continue to persuade families of 10- to 18-year-olds to get their children vaccinated with the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Confirmed ...
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Oral S*x Is 'Bigger Cause Of Throat Cancer Than Tobacco'

She said: 'We don't know from strict scientific evidence whether the vaccine will protect from oral HPV infections that lead to cancer. Those of us in the field are optimistic it will – the vaccines in every anatomical site looked at so far have been ...
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Immunisation programme changes

Health Minister Mark Drakeford has announced changes to the Welsh immunisation programme to protect against preventable diseases and infections during a debate on the measles outbreak. The changes to the immunisation programme are: Starting in ...
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Sun shines for Tiernan's fund launch

BRIGHT sunshine saw a fund, named in honour of a larger-than-life youngster who died last year from meningitis, launched in spectacular style on Saturday. Friends and family of five-year-old Tiernan Mowbray, who was a reception class pupil at Plascrug ...
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Thank Sen. Jacobs for vaccination vote

This vaccine requirement protects against meningococcal disease, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children two through 18 years old in the U.S. Meningococcal disease is a very serious bacterial illness. 10 to 15 percent of individuals that ...
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Moneta woman, Roanoke man still feel effects of meningitis outbreak

Moneta woman, Roanoke man still feel effects of meningitis outbreak. The survivors of the disease are slowly getting past the worst effects of contaminated medicine they say they received in an outbreak linked to New England Compounding Center.
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Smoking in pregnancy triples baby's risk of meningitis

Meningitis is caused by an infection of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord and if not treated quickly it can cause brain and nerve damage. Symptoms include severe headache, a rash, vomiting, high temperature and a dislike of ...
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I am worried about how many calories my 9 - year - old daughter takes in each day

The chickenpox vaccine is not part of the UK childhood vaccination programme as experts think that introducing a chickenpox vaccination for children could increase the risk of shingles in older people. It is instead used to protect people who are most ...
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Measles outbreak hits Dutch Bible belt, 30 cases so far confirmed

At least 30 people from the Dutch Bible belt have so far been diagnosed with measles in the first outbreak of the sometimes-fatal disease in 13 years. The infections are largely based around strict Protestant schools in a broad sweep across the country ...
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Researchers have yet again been sent back to the drawing board in the development of the much-sought-after vaccination for smokers, which would hypothetically inhibit the action of nicotine and its pleasure-producing chemical response in the brain. One ...
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87 people now sickened by Hepatitis A from fruit blend sold at Costco

Since news of the outbreak first broke, dozens of others who consumed the frozen fruit blend product have sought out immune globulin or hepatitis A vaccine to prevent illness. And numerous lawsuits have been filed on behalf of those sickened with this ...
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Dynavax Falls as FDA Wants New Heplisav Study

NEW YORK (AP) — Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration wants it to run a new safety study on its hepatitis B vaccine Heplisav, and the company's shares fell almost 30 percent in morning trading. Dynavax said the ...
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'Very real concern' over risk of mumps

There is a very real concern that while we have too few people aged 10 to 18 vaccinated with MMR in Wales, they are at risk of mumps as well as measles.Mumps is always circulating in Wales but the number of cases we have seen this year is particularly ...
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Microsoft Bill Gates praises Pakistan President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: In a time when praising for the president is somewhat a dream, the richest person in the world Bill Gates praises Asif Ali Zardari efforts for polio eradication program. Founder of Microsoft and co-chair of Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation ...
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Four Million Targeted in Somali Polio Campaign

Top Somali leaders were Tuesday vaccinated against polio at Villa Somalia, the state house in Mogadishu. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon all received doses of the ...
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Flu shots at school boost vaccination rates - CBS 3 Springfield - WSHM

Children's flu shots are typically given in primary care doctors' offices, but they "may not have the capacity to vaccinate all U.S. children against seasonal influenza," Yoo said. "If the CDC's recommendations were followed, primary-care offices would ...
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A vaccination programme just for senior citizens

The city's senior citizens will now have an opportunity to vaccinate themselves against infections and preventable diseases. There are several ailments such as pneumonia, herpes and flu that elderly persons are vulnerable to, and vaccines are ...
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Johns Hopkins researchers develop experimental vaccine for TB meningitis

"Once TB infects the brain, our treatment options have modest effect at best, so preventing brain infection in the first place is the only fool-proof way to avert neurologic damage and death," said lead investigator Sanjay Jain, M.D., an infectious ...
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Revolt Over Refugees

Services like immunisation, mental health, dental, and interpreters are reported to be reaching up to tens of millions of dollars. Victorian Health Minister David Davis told News Ltd, his state is prepared to help asylum seekers but the federal ...
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The poor MMR vaccination rates in Wales, and other countries for that matter, has been linked , at least in part to the now discredited by Dr Andrew Wakefield in the late 1990s which linked the vaccine with autism. Dr Meirion Evans of Public Health ...
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Truth is (if you'll forgive my use of a conversation-starter favored by tweens and teens), I wasn't always a champion of the HPV vaccine. I did, however ...
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From autistic child to academic, Jamie's life is inspiration to all

Jamie, the son of Health Minister James Reilly, was diagnosed with autism at a young age. His young life was a constant battle against restrictive, obsessive behaviour and was one monumental struggle after another. He told his audience, in Galway, how ...
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Measles outbreak 'has slowed significantly'

The number of cases in the measles outbreak centred on Swansea have risen by 20 in the last week, to reach 1,191. Dr Marion Lyons from Public Health Wales said the outbreak "has slowed significantly, but parents should not believe this is the last we ...
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Measles outbreak: 'CM, health minister to be responsible for deaths'

On Tuesday – when the number of deaths from measles rose to 149 – Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan remarked that the court would hold the chief minister and the health minister responsible for any more deaths caused by the highly infectious viral illness.
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Measles vaccine: EDO directed to investigate fridge theft

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the health EDO to investigate the alleged theft of fridges meant for storing measles vaccine. Justice Mamoonur Rasheed of the LHC was hearing a petition by Bilal Yasin, a drug inspector from Ferozewala, who ...
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Measles claims three more lives

A Health Department spokesman said one child died at Jinnah Hospital and Mayo Hospital each, while the third child died in the Mandi Bahauddin district. He said the death toll on Tuesday reached 151 in Punjab, including 84 deaths in Lahore alone since ...
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Believe your doctor, not the celebs

We cut up our kids' grapes, slather them in sunscreen and keep a hawk-eye on them near pools, bathtubs and even deep puddles. We do everything we can to protect our children from potential disasters both real and imagined. Why, then, do we debate the ...
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Immunization exceptions should be well-informed

Childhood vaccination programs are in danger of becoming victims of their own success — complacency has set in as once-common diseases became less prevalent. Senate Bill 132 is an attempt to preserve that public health achievement by providing ...
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June Immunizations dates

The Department of State Health Immunizations reminds local residents about the June dates on which local immunization clinics will be held. Immunization services will be administered at the Aransas County Emergency Medical Services building at 400-B ...
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Frozen Berry Recall: Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Frozen Berry Mix Infects ...

Illness usually occurs within 15 to 50 days of exposure to the hepatitis A virus, but vaccination can prevent illness if given within two weeks of contact. Lawsuits have already been filed against Townsend Farms in California, Hawaii and Washington ...
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Boise residents sue company over berries linked to hep A outbreak

Michael and Marisa Berndt said they bought the Townsend Farms mix at Costco in Boise on May 14 and received vaccinations on June 5, after learning about the possible link to hepatitis A illnesses. The vaccination, given within 14 days of exposure, can ...
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Negative FDA news for AVEO's tivozanib and Dynavax' hep B vaccine

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Monmouth Assemblywoman Sponsors Adult Vaccination Bill for Whooping Cough

The largest increase has been among adolescents and adults. That's why it is imperative that we educate new mothers and fathers about the importance of adult vaccination.” Pertussis, an infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract, is often ...
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Pakistanis Demand Electricity—by Refusing Kids' Polio Vaccine

(Newser) – Pakistanis in the northwestern Lakki Marwat district are taking a stand to bring electricity to their region: They won't accept polio vaccinations for their children until they get power. In a protest yesterday, hundreds of villagers refused ...
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Commentary: Fear of HPV vaccination unfounded, costly

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Measles puts a child in hospital

"It is really important for children to have the full dose of the MMR vaccination." Mr Browne said any parents whose child has not had the full course of immunisation should contact their doctor. A national catch-up programme aims to ensure at least 95 ...
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Media authority effectively bans AVN from media comment

Australian Vaccination Network spokeswoman Meryl Dorey is standing by Dr Andrew Wakefield, whose study linked vaccines to autism. Dr Wakefield has since been described as “an elaborate fraud” by the British Medical Journal and was found guilty last ...
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EPI performance report: No report compiled, leaving future plans in doubt

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) cell has failed to collect data of a nationwide campaign in April across the country which was needed for a report to be shared with international donor agencies, stakeholders and other relevant departments.
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Workers Do Not Quit Due to Mandatory Flu Shot

June 11, 2013 — Mandatory influenza (flu) vaccination, as a condition of employment, does not lead to excessive voluntary termination, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Health System in Chicago.
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St. Francis Hospital mandates employee flu vaccinations

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center is implementing a mandatory flu vaccination policy for its employees. The nonprofit hospital system said its physicians, clinical and administrative staff, volunteers, vendors, contractors, and students will all ...
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Flu shots at school boost vaccination rates

Vaccination is the most effective way to protect children aged 6 months and older against seasonal flu, but vaccination rates among American children are low. Only about 40 percent of children received a 2012-2013 flu vaccine, according to the U.S ...
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Smoking in pregnancy triples baby`s risk of meningitis

Researchers from the University of Nottingham analysed 18 studies which looked at the link between passive smoking and meningitis. Meningitis is caused by an infection of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord and if not treated ...
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Experimental vaccine shows promise against TB meningitis

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that disproportionately occurs in TB ...
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Federal officials weigh H7N9 vaccine options

Besides the limited effectiveness of H7 vaccines tested so far, the global public health community remains unprepared, they wrote, despite added vaccination production capacity. The group projected that at the 90-microgram (mcg) dose used for the H5N1 ...
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New vaccines for children and OAPs introduced in Wales

Outlining the plans during a debate on the measles outbreak in the Senedd, Mr Drakeford said: "After clean water, vaccination is the most effective public health intervention in the world for saving lives and protecting people against disease ...
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Just one measles case in Essex

ESSEX had just one case of measles in April. That brings to three the number of incidences of the illness since January. New figures released by Anglia and Essex Public Health England Centre show Southend and Thurrock have had no cases this year.
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LHC orders investigation into theft of fridges for measles vaccine

LHC orders investigation into theft of fridges for measles vaccine. LAHORE: Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh of Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the EDO to thoroughly investigate the theft of fridges used for preserving measles vaccine and submit his ...
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300 children arrive for measles immunisation

MBABANE – The Integrated Measles Campaign kick-started on a positive note in Msunduza with close to 300 children coming for immunisation. Male involvement was realised with a few men who came to have their children immunised. Christopher Mavuso ...
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3 more children succumb to measles; Punjab death toll at 157

LAHORE: Three more children died of measles in Lahore on Tuesday, taking the overall death toll in Punjab to 157. Two children died at Mayo Hospital while the third child succumbed to the disease in Jinnah Hospital. On the other hand, the Lahore High ...
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Health digest -- June 11

POLK COUNTY - The Polk County Health Department will hold three immunization clinics in June. The clinics are set for 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the Polk County Health Department in Osceola; and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at the Butler ...
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W.Va. health conference aims at students, families

... a video for young people on the dangers of prescription drug abuse. The conference is organized by the state departments of Education and Health and Human Resources, Marshall University's medical school and the West Virginia Immunization Network.
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Clarksville school officials urge students to get immunizations

According to the TN Department of Education, no child can be permitted to attend any public school until proof of required immunizations are presented. A medical provider may issue a Temporary Certificate for a child who has not received all required ...
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Why HPV vaccination makes a difference against cancer

Michael Douglas' frank discussion about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and oral cancer has put a spotlight on the dangers of the sexually transmitted virus. While using a condom may reduce risk for HPV, doctors are reminding people that the best way to ...
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FDA approves Sanofi's four-in-one flu vaccine

It was a mixed week for vaccine makers in the US as the FDA approved use of Sanofi's four-in-one influenza vaccine but requested more data from Dynavax for its hepatitis B vaccine. Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, received a ...
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87 now sick with hepatitis A linked to frozen berry mix

Dozens of others who consumed the product have sought out immune globulin or hepatitis A vaccine to prevent illness. The outbreak of a strain of hepatitis A rarely seen in the Americas has sparked lawsuits on behalf of ill patients and a class action ...
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Class action lawsuit filed against Oregon farm after hepatitis A outbreak

Attorney Robie G. Russell filed the complaint alongside Marler Clark, and will be representing Michael and Marisa Berndt and other Idaho residents who received hepatitis A vaccines after eating the “Townsend Farms Frozen Berry Blend”. According to the ...
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Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries sickens 87

Illnesses occur within 15 to 50 days of exposure to the hepatitis A virus, CDC said. Symptoms include fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, abnormal liver tests, dark urine and pale stool. Vaccination can prevent illness if given within two weeks of ...
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somalia: Government step up polio vaccination

Mogadishu-(Mareeg.com)- the president of the federal republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has requested the united nations to expand health care facilities and expand the ongoing campaign tackling air born disease in the country. The president ...
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Pakistani Taliban claim attack on NATO supply line

The Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility for an attack on NATO supply trucks that killed four people in the country's northwest. Around 15 militants on Monday fired rockets at the trucks as they traveled in the Khyber tribal region on their ...
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Bill Gates seeks President Zardari support to polio eradication

ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (APP): Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation Tuesday lauding the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari sought his continued support to polio eradication and routine immunization during this time of transition in ...
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Polio eradication remains high national priority: President

ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday said that polio eradication remained a high national priority and efforts in this regard which had been institutionalized at policy and field level would continue unabated as there was a ...
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State With The Highest Immunization Refusal Rate Works To Fight ...

The Oregon state Senate has passed a bill that would make it harder for parents to forgo their children's vaccinations for a non-medical reason. Like most states ...
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Flu Vaccines Aimed at Younger Populations Could Reduce Transmission

In a perfect world and in accord with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers agree that almost everyone over the age of six months should get the flu vaccine, unless they were allergic to the shot or had ...
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Adult Vaccination Rates On The Rise, But Still Far Too Low; Tdap Shots Only At ...

Chalked up to procrastination and financial burden, 2011 — the last year the data was collected — witnessed startlingly low rates of vaccinations among adults. The CDC and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services assemble a yearly schedule ...
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Medical Daily

Flu shots at school boost vaccination rates

Only about 40 percent of children received a 2012-2013 flu vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 90 percent of children who died from flu during 2012-2013 were not vaccinated, the CDC noted. The study ...
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Study Shows Students Aren't Aware Condoms Don't Provide Full Protection ...

For example, students understand that there is a vaccine to prevent HPV, but don't realize that it's effective for men as well as women. More than 60 percent indicated that they knew they were at risk for contracting HPV, but only 26.5 percent said ...
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FDA OKs Sanofi Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine

Sanofi's vaccines division this week received FDA supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) approval for licensure of its four-strain influenza vaccine, Fluzone Quadrivalent. Sanofi Pasteur said this newest addition to its Fluzone range is the ...
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Vaccinations up to nearly 40000 for the region

Nearly 40,000 flu shots were distributed across the region to the end of May compared with 32,860 to the end of August last year - a 21 per cent increase. This year's season is expected to finish at the end of July. A Nelson Marlborough District Health ...
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Why are we so afraid of vaccines?

Yet a more immediate question should be: what kinds of communication from doctors and public health officials could realistically assuage parents' concerns about the risks associated with vaccination? In order to disabuse parents of unfounded notions ...
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