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End religious exemption by Paul A. Offit - Philadelphia Inquirer

The Potential Significance of Aluminum/DNA Compounds in Gardasil on Health

Sanford lawmaker wants doctors to disclose vaccine ingredients

Vaccine Kills 9 Kids: Quinvaxem (video)

Clinical Trials Quinvaxem 2 Studies

Quinvaxem Novartis Vaccine Insert Information

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Babies Used in Medical Vaccine Experiments (video)

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; Petitions Received

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Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Doctors alarmed about baby jabs - Shortage of 5 vaccines, including whooping cough

Bill Gates Oral Polio Vaccine Cripples 47,500 Children (video)

Oregon’s 2013 School Vaccine Exemption Rates Climb from 2012

Amanda Peet Inspires Others to Take a Stand For Vaccines

Scream #50: Preterm Infants Vaccine Response

SaneVax Announces a New Gardasil Cervarix HPV Vaccine Survey

The Herd Immunity Myth – Treating Our Children Like Cattle

Hijacking Global Health: The Polio Eradication Agenda

Charity raises fears over lapsed vaccinations

Justice for my husband – sent mad by routine vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur

CDC Seasonal Influenza (Flu) H7N9 Situation and CDC Response Update

CDC Seasonal Influenza (Flu) 2012-2013 Influenza Season Week 18 ending May 4, 2013 - All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received.

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CDC Seasonal Influenza (Flu) New Study by Chinese and CDC Experts Shows H7N9 Illness Uncommon in China

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Herpes Vaccine Could Arise Due To Suppressive Immune Cell Discovery

Feeding sugar to babies before vaccinations reduces crying, say quacks

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Saudi coronavirus cluster grows as France reports possible new cases

Chinese study finds very few mild H7N9 cases

U.S. puts Canada on pharma patents watch list

88% kids immunized: Govt

Reply to: Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Vaccinations: What Antivaxxers Don't Want You to Know

Cheaper vaccines pave way for healthier developing world (audio)

Chorley nurse accused of misconduct could be struck off

Delaying MMR, MMRV vaccines doubled febrile seizure risk

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella cucumber outbreak, potential cholera lawsuit, possible malaria test, Lyme-drug shortage

Preserving Antibiotic Effectiveness: Everybody’s Responsibility

Science will destroy humanity, says team of scientists

Rise of Russia as EMA Reports Global Stretch of Clinical Trials - An EMA report says increased Russian participation in European submitted clinical trials is part of a trend away from traditional regions, yet fluctuating legislation may affect numbers.

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Glaxo, Merck in plan to send vaccine to Africa - Philly.com

Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc joined the GAVI alliance in announcing from Cape Town, South Africa, an agreement to supply human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at lower prices to developing countries to help girls and women in those nations avoid ...
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FDA Struggles to Prevent Recurrence of Meningitis Outbreak - US Recall News

On May 9, the FDA warned that unless it gets additional authority to regulate compounding facilities, we will likely see a recurrence of the multistate meningitis outbreak that killed nearly 50 people and sickened more than 700. In the meantime, though ...
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State pharmacy boards back stricter federal oversight for some compounding ...

The head of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy told Senate lawmakers that his group welcomes FDA action against pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year. The group's endorsement is a key step in bringing ...
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O'Brien: A pox on those who oppose vaccinations

Parents thought it was much better to get chicken pox or measles at five or seven rather than as an adult, when there can be serious health implications. But there were risks to this approach, and children still became very ill. In any case, the ...
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Autism Linked to Antidepressant Drug Use During Pregnancy - Drugwatch.com

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published in the Journal of Pediatrics in March 2013, multiple vaccinations do not increase the risk of autism in children. Lead study author Dr. Frank DeStefano told NBC News ...
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Measles or autism is not a choice, says mum whose son is autistic

Experts have said that the measles epidemic in Wales has been caused in part by fears prompted by now discredited research which linked the MMR vaccine to autism. Health Correspondent Julia McWatt spoke to one mother about why she is encouraging ...
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WalesOnline

Measles alert issued after Moranbah miner contracts virus

People born after 1965 who have not had two recorded doses of a measles vaccine are urged to get a free dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine from their local GP. Che Chapman. A STATEWIDE measles alert has been issued by Queensland ...
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Measles epidemic: Swansea cases rise and 'huge concern' in Gwent

The number of cases of measles in the Swansea area has risen by 13, bringing the total to 1,074, health officials have said. Public Health Wales (PHW) has said 1,237 people across Wales have contracted the disease - and it remains concerned the ...
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Linn follows trend for opt-out on kids' shots - Albany Democrat-Herald

Linn County parents are following a growing statewide trend of opting out of immunization requirements, according to a report released this week by the Oregon Immunization Program. The trend has prompted a bill in the Oregon Senate that, if successful, ...
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9 may miss W. Pa. prom over no chickenpox vaccine

The Pennsylvania Department of Health notified the Norwin School District that one student has the highly contagious virus, prompting school officials to pull student immunization records. Thirty-three students were found to not have the vaccine ...
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Polio immunization campaign to reach two million children

Luanda - Two million children under five years of age will be immunized in Luanda during the vaccination campaign against polio started Friday and scheduled to end on Sunday, 12. The information was released by Health minister José Van-Dunem at the ...
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Rabies scare prompts Fairbanks Animal Control to host vaccination clinic

FAIRBANKS — In response to the recent discovery of rabies in two wolves trapped in the Chandalar Lake area in the southern Brooks Range north of Fairbanks, borough animal control is offering nightly rabies vaccines next week at the shelter. The ...
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Susie O'Brien: A pox on those who oppose vaccinations

WE still have uninformed quacks such as the Australian Vaccination Network masquerading as a reputable body, writes Susie O'Brien. ----------------. WHEN a child got chicken pox when I was young in the 1970s, the mothers of other kids whooped with joy.
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Prove vaccinations or no enrolment

Making the improvement of vaccination rates a national priority, the minister says it time for a "rigorous" national policy that will identify children who have slipped through the immunisation net when they start school. She has asked the states to ...
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Lyme disease vaccine shows promise in clinical trial - Science Daily

The vaccine was shown to produce substantial antibodies against all ... paper published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases The vaccine was shown to ...
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New Lyme Disease Vaccine Promising In Clinical Trial

Safety and immunogenicity of a novel multivalent OspA vaccine against Lyme borreliosis in healthy adults: a double-blind, randomised, dose-escalation phase 1/2 trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2013; DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70110-5. Accessed ...
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Medical Daily

Vaccines to be juggled in final assault against polio

The original deadline of eliminating polio by 2000 has repeatedly slipped, with the virus clinging on in India, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, there have been no cases in India since 2011, cases in the other three are at an all-time low ...
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Extra MMR vaccination clinics are being rolled out in colleges across the region

A total of 500 have made sure they are protected against measles during the current outbreak. . People are being reminded if they have had their first dose of the vaccine a month ago or more they should ensure they have their second one. Two doses of ...
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India-made, low-cost rotavirus vaccine likely by 2014

The department has partnered with Hyderabad-based company Bharat Biotech and four US organisations for the vaccine. These are the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, and ...
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MSD's Human Papillomavirus Vaccine available in Developing Countries in ...

MSD (http://www.merck.com), known as Merck in the United States and Canada, announced today that the company has been awarded a significant portion of the UNICEF human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine tender, and will provide sustained supply of ...
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Life-changing price cut to HPV vaccine

A group called the GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership, has managed to dramatically slash the cost of the vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer. It means tight medical budgets in the developing world can be stretched, allowing for millions ...
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Giant Snails Found in Texas, But Don't Freak Out

It's perfect viral fodder: First an unusually large stucco-snarfing snail shows up unexpectedly in someone's Texas garden, then the words “invasive,” “meningitis” and “deadly” start circulating with gusto. (MORE: 5 Bizarre Revelations from the Jodi ...
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Measles outbreak: Fears about spread of disease in Gwent as cases rise again

Public Health Wales is also reminding young people and parents of children that those who have already received the first dose of the MMR vaccination in the last month should remember to arrange to receive the second dose to be fully vaccinated. One ...
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Merck & Co and GSK offer discounted cervical vaccines to developing nations

Dr Flavia Bustreo, assistant director general at the World Health Organization (WHO), praised the availability of the vaccines and their potential as part of national public health efforts. She said: “This new price reduction is a great step forward ...
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Vaccination take up not high enough as measles epedemic spreads

Public Health Wales is warning that, as cases of measles continue to be reported in the Swansea area and across Wales, not enough children are being vaccinated to prevent further outbreaks. There have been 22 new cases of measles across the area ...
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Norwin High School students to miss prom over chickenpox vaccination

No statistics available yet. Report. Published on May 9, 2013. It's time for senior prom, but 33 students at Norwin High School were told they won't be able to attend because they weren't vaccinated against chickenpox, or failed to provide a ...
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Merck & Co's Gardasil and GSK's Cervarix to be available to developing ...

A new record low price for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will help ensure millions of girls in developing countries can be protected against cervical cancer, thanks to the GAVI Alliance. The poorest countries will now have access to a sustainable ...
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Immunization bill brings up old HPV fight | Trail Blazers Blog

Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, R-Carrollton, is fighting hard against a bill co-authored by Dallas freshman Democratic Rep. Toni Rose that would allow 14-year-olds in juvenile detention centers to consent to get immunizations – including, it turns out ...
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Film of the week: Unicef's 'Likes don't Save Lives' - Civil Society

'Likes don't save lives, money does' is part of Unicef Sweden's campaign to vaccinate children against polio. The charity says on its YouTube page: “We like 'likes', but the vaccines that save children's lives cost money” and the charity is now urging ...
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Bird flu expert working on vaccine that protects against multiple strains

Mittal created vaccines for past strains of bird flu and continues to collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The strain responsible for the current outbreak appears not to be easily transmitted from person to person, which ...
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Canada not planning H7N9 bird flu vaccine studies

Technicians deal with test reagents for H7N9 bird flu virus at the Beijing Center for Diseases Control and Prevention on April 3, 2013 in Beijing, China. ChinaFotoPress. Canada currently has no plans to ask its pandemic flu vaccine manufacturers to ...
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Regulator keeps vaccines at right temperature - Medical Xpress

Many of these physicians are part of the massive Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vaccines for Children program that serves millions each year. "When I did the study, I initially thought this was an idiosyncratic problem here ...
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Immune Cells That Suppress Genital Herpes Infections Identified

These immune cells also play a role in suppressing symptoms of genital herpes, which is why most sufferers of the disease are asymptomatic when viral reactivations occur. The discovery of ... Better understanding of these newly identified CD8aa+ T ...
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Families in Kent urged to protect children against measles

This follows the launch of a campaign to immunise one million children and teenagers across the country against measles, mumps and rubella after a national increase in measles cases. The vast majority of children and teenagers in Kent are up-to-date ...
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Merck Glaxo drop prices of HPV vaccine for poor countries ...

HPV fight in poor countries: Merck, GlaxoSmithCline reduce price of drugs that fight human papillomavirus, a cause of cervical cancer.
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Andy Wakefield's Day in Court Coming This Month AGE OF AUTISM

Editor's Note: The judge has set May 22 for an appeal in Austin, Texas of the jurisdiction issue in Dr. Andy Wakefield's defamation suit against the British ...
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Plan to add cervical cancer jab to child immunisation

THE Department of Health is planning to add cervical cancer vaccines to its childhood immunisation programme, and expects to issue a tender calling for bids from companies within the next two months, it emerged on Thursday. It is also considering ...
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GAVI gets HPV vaccine deals at record low price for developing countries

GENEVA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A record low price for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will help ensure millions of girls in developing countries to be protected against cervical cancer, the GAVI Alliance announced Thursday. The poorest countries will ...
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New meningitis C teenage booster jab - Boots WebMD

10th May 2013 -- The vaccination programme for protecting people against meningitis C (MenC) is to be updated. A new teenage booster jab is to be given to 12 to 13 year olds and will replace the booster that is currently given at four months old.
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Kevin Madge backs measles vaccination programme

The county council have been supporting Hywel Dda Health Board and Public Health Wales since the beginning of the outbreak and particularly now that the vaccination programme has moved in to secondary schools in the county. Speaking during a visit to ...
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Norwin School District Excludes 33 Students Due to Chicken Pox Case

It's the time for senior prom, the countdown to the last day of school and for graduation. But at Norwin High School, 33 students were told they won't be able to participate in those days because they weren't vaccinated against chickenpox, or failed to ...
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Measles exposure possible at youth baseball games

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Health officials are warning people who attended two youth baseball games in Orange County last weekend that they may have been exposed to measles. They say a person who attended games on Friday at Cedar Grove ...
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Orange County reports measles exposure at baseball games

People who attended the Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association baseball games at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Cedar Grove Park (Field #2) and the 4:30 p.m. May 4 game at the Exchange Club Park in Hillsborough should be alert for measles symptoms anytime ...
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3 Injured in Head-On Crash Near Southwest HS

It is meant to apply to standard immunizations normally administered as part of admission to public schools. Supporters say the bill would improve immunization rates for at-risk children, including those who are homeless or in juvenile detention centers.
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Bill OKs some immunizations without parent consent

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has passed a bill allowing children 14 and over to sometimes consent to their own immunization without parental approval. The proposal by Dallas Democratic Rep. Toni Rose applies to cases where health care ...
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GP's Gardasil concerns used by anti-vax group

A GP who voiced concerns about the HPV vaccine Gardasil and early menopause on a pro-life website insists she's not fundamentalist or anti-vaccination. Dr Deirdre Little from Bellingen on the NSW North Coast, is calling for further research into how ...
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Rotary celebrates 90 years in Estevan

He delivered an informative look at Rotary's work overseas, including the ongoing effort to eradicate polio. When Polio Plus started with Rotary and its partners in 1985, there were 1,000 cases diagnosed around the world each day, he said. A total of ...
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New law on vaccines will help improve Hoosiers' health

Having more vaccines readily available at pharmacies will open access and raise awareness to the public. The Marion County Public Health Department helps fill this need by offering regularly scheduled immunization clinics and targeted community ...
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Pentavalent Quinvaxem Vaccine: Vietnam suspend vaccine after children deaths ...

Vietnam has suspended the use of Quinvaxem vaccine until the World Health Organisation (WHO) gives a report, following the death of nine children after receiving the vaccine since November 2012, state media reported. Quinvaxem is a preventative ...
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San Joaquin Community Hospital will provide free children's immunization ...

According to the Center of Disease Control's new guidance for the use of 317 vaccines, vaccines are free of charge to children under the age of 18 who meet one of the following criteria: no health insurance, under-insured, eligible for Medi-Cal and the ...
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Canada not planning H7N9 bird flu vaccine studies

Dr. John Spika, director general of the public health agency's center for immunization and respiratory infectious diseases, said doing this early work is more crucial for the United States, which will have to make a decision about whether to use an ...
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Takeda to acquire Colorado-based Inviragen for US$ 250 million - PharmaBiz.com

Inviragen is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company specializing in research and development of innovative vaccines for emerging infectious diseases, including dengue and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). “Takeda has taken another major step ...
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HPV Vaccine Price to Plummet for Poor Countries

(Newser) – Two of the world's biggest drug companies have agreed to slash the price of their HPV vaccines—which currently cost around $130 a dose in the US—down to less than $5 in some developing nations, the companies announced today. Thanks to a ...
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Great News: HPV Vaccine Prices Drop To Reach Girls In The Developing World

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Drugmakers, health groups bring HPV vaccine to girls in poor countries

The vaccines protect against the strains of human papilloma virus, or HPV, that most commonly cause cancer. The virus, transmitted during sex, causes cervical cancer as well as vaginal, vulvar, anal and oral cancers. The vaccines prevent roughly 70 ...
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Pregnant women who have influenza may up bipolar risk in kids

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Explainer: what is the flu?

The flu vaccine is thought to be around two-thirds effective in preventing infection, although, in the real world, this figure may seem lower because not every “influenza-like illness” is actually caused by the flu virus. The vaccines available in ...
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The University student who was diagnosed with meningitis and hospitalized on Monday is listed as in stable condition and is recovering, a representative of the New Jersey Department of Health said. The student remained hospitalized as of Thursday ...
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Meningitis Outbreak Prompts Major Vaccination Campaign In South Sudan

The World Health Organization (WHO) and South Sudan announced jointly on Thursday that they will soon launch a major vaccination campaign in the African nation's Upper Nile state to address a meningitis outbreak that has already killed three people.
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Meningitis outbreak: Nashville clinic provided patients' names

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Chicago's Luol Deng didn't respond well to spinal tap - USA Today

Deng has been in and out the hospital since May 1 when he was underwent a test for viral meningitis and has missed Chicago's past four games – the final two games of the Bulls' seven-game first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets and the first two ...
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Surge in cases of measles in Scotland

CASES of measles continue to rise in Scotland with the number of patients falling ill climbing by more than 60%. CASES of measles continue to rise in Scotland with the number of patients falling ill climbing by more than 60%. Custom byline text: Helen ...
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Orange County links measles risk to youth baseball game

While the person diagnosed with measles Sunday had been vaccinated and had no reason to suspect he was contagious, rare cases of measles develop in those with a current vaccine, the health department said. People with measles can infect others up to ...
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Directive to complete measles vaccination programme

VARANASI: The ADM city held a meeting with the officials on Wednesday to discuss measles programme. He directed the officials to complete vaccination in all the schools, including the ones where the programme could not be implemented due to ...
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Illness may be avoided if hepatitis vaccine or another protective medicine is given within 14 days of exposure or if an exposed individual has previously had a hepatitis A infection or vaccine. There is no specific treatment for the disease; however ...
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Laws which give AVN power to silence lobby may save lives

LAWS which give the New South Wales health watchdog the power to silence the North Coast's peak anti-vaccination lobby group may save the lives of "defenceless babies and small children", says Lennox-based MP Catherine Cusack. The Liberal MLC told ...
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Vaccination fighters put kids, elderly at risk, say doctors - Brisbane Times

Medical experts fear anti-vaccine campaigns are putting our babies, children and elderly at risk. Landsborough GP and Sunshine Coast Medicare Local Chair Dr Peter Dobson said given the Coast had one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, the ...
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Bill Gates Makes Economic Case for Wiping Out Polio

Bill Gates, who is spearheading a global, $5.5-billion effort to eradicate polio, tells NPR there is an economic as well as a humanitarian benefit to stamping out the disease, which has been contained to a relative smattering of cases in three countries.
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Canada not planning H7N9 bird flu vaccine studies; will watch US results: PHAC

Health Dept. alters immunization rules | The Journal Gazette

As the school year comes to a close, local public health nurses are reminding parents of immunization changes for next school year.The State Department of ...
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Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise in Clinical Trial - Newswise

Newswise — STONY BROOK, N.Y., May 9, 2013 – The results of a phase 1/2 clinical trial in Europe of an investigational Lyme disease vaccine co-developed by researchers at Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and at Baxter ...
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Record Low Price for HPV Vaccine - Voice of America

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Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc will cut the prices of their cervical cancer vaccines for some countries in the first large-scale effort to get the shots to ...
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Vaccination fighters put kids, elderly at risk, say doctors

Dr Dobson is among Coast medical professionals dismayed at the Australian Vaccination Network's recent campaign aiming to discourage patients from relying on professional immunisation advice from their family doctor. He said their suggestion medical ...
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Laws which give AVN power to silence lobby may save lives

Ms Cusack said the region's low immunisation rate could be held "directly responsible" for Dana's death and warned the rampant campaign being peddled by anti-vaccination advocates would continue to have "horrific consequences". AVN publicity officer ...
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Professor Ian Frazer backs our vaccine push

He said unvaccinated children should not be banned from school because education was so important but their parents should be forced to justify in writing their reasons for refusing free immunisation. Childcare, however, was a different issue because ...
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The price of preventing cervical cancer

The price has been agreed between the Gavi Alliance – which channels money into vaccine programmes in poor countries – and the two major pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the HPV vaccine. They are Merck, which makes Gardasil, and ...
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'Record low price' paid for vaccines to protect against cervical cancer

The latest vaccines secured by Gavi protect women against the HPV strains that cause cervical cancer and will cost as little as $4.50 a dose. Three doses are needed and are given to girls between the ages of nine and 13. The same vaccines cost more ...
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GSK, Merck agree on HPV vax discount with GAVI

Social issues have held back uptake of GlaxoSmithKline's ($GSK) and Merck's ($MRK) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in the U.S., but globally the problem is more fundamental--the shots cost too much. But it is these low-income countries--where 85% ...
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Millions of girls in developing countries to be protected against cervical ...

Thanks to the GAVI Alliance, the poorest countries will now have access to a sustainable supply of HPV vaccines for as low as US$ 4.50 per dose. The same vaccines can cost more than $100 in developed countries and the previous lowest public sector ...
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Deadly giant snails slime their way into Houston, Texas, and can kill by ...

The meningitis carried by the snails 'can cause a lot of harm to humans and sometimes even death,' Autumn Smith-Herron, director of the Institute for the Study of Invasive Species at Sam Houston State University told local NBC affiliate KPRC. The ...
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Hempfield deals with meningitis scare

Hempfield School District is notifying parents and students that a high school senior might have contracted bacterial meningitis. The contagious disease can cause serious complications, such as brain damage, hearing loss or learning disabilities ...
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South Florida gay community watching NYC meningitis outbreak

With a deadly meningitis outbreak sickening an unusually high number of gay men in New York City, many in South Florida are on edge and on watch. Affectionately known as New York City's "sixth borough," South Florida was among the regions alerted by ...
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More youngsters need the MMR jab to halt the spread of measles cases

Although Public Health Wales says vaccination uptake across the outbreak area is encouraging, in other parts of Wales not enough people in the worst hit group — those aged between 10 to 18 — are taking up the MMR jab. A total of 10,000 youngsters in ...
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8 Gregory-Portland Students Come Down with Chicken Pox

CORPUS CHRISTI - Gregory-Portland ISD has confirmed eight students were sent home within the past week for the chicken pox. All eight students were vaccinated, but according to San Patricio County health authority Dr. James Mobley, it's not unheard of ...
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MMR jabs after new measles case at Devizes School

STUDENTS were allowed time off lessons yesterday to receive the MMR jab in a bid to stop the number of measles cases at Devizes School from spreading. Wiltshire's director of public health, Maggie Rae, took the decision to set up vaccination clinics at ...
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2,64372 kids vaccinated against measles

THE target fixed for nine-day anti-measles campaign has been achieved successfully in Lahore during which 2,64,372 children aging between six months to ten years were vaccinated which was 98 percent of the total children. Those children who were not ...
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Another case of measles discovered in Orange County

Measles is a viral illness that is spread through respiratory droplets. Officials said people born before 1957 are likely immune due to having had the disease as a child and that most others are protected due to having received a measles-containing ...
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News Summary: Vaccine project aids poor countries

TEAMWORK: Drugmakers Merck and GlaxoSmithKline are working with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization to provide hugely discounted cervical cancer vaccines to millions of girls in poor countries. That's where the cancer kills most, because ...
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88% kids immunized: Govt

Mohapatra said immunization coverage had improved substantially in the state due to special drives undertaken since 2012. "The last drive was undertaken from April 24 to 30. We plan to have similar drives in June, August and October to cover the ...
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WMM tops in immunization

A Ruidoso clinic that provides general, family and obstetric health care has been honored for its high childhood immunization rate. White Mountain Medical exceeded the 90-percent immunization level last year and is the only clinic in New Mexico to have ...
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Your Health: Childhood immunizations still necessary to prevent serious disease

Small pox, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps and rubella are all potentially life-threatening diseases that have been almost completely eliminated from our society during our lifetimes. The reason for this is the routine childhood immunization ...
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Now, pay Rs1,200 for yellow fever vaccine

There is respite for those headed for Africa and hunting for medical shops to procure yellow fever vaccine: the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will arrange for the vaccine. However, the vaccine, which used to be free, will now be charged.
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HPV vaccines become an option for girls in poorest countries

Girls in developing countries will receive vaccinations to protect against cervical cancer under a new international agreement. HPV vaccines are a series of three injections available to females in Canada to help prevent cervical cancers caused by ...
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Merck Gets Significant Portion Of UNICEF HPV Vaccine Tender - NASDAQ.com

Inc. ( MRK ), Thursday said that it has been awarded a significant portion of the UNICEF human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine tender, and will provide sustained supply of GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, ...
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Merck, Glaxo health groups bringing cervical cancer vaccines to girls in ...

2, 2007 file photo, one dose of the vaccine Gardasil, developed by Merck & Co., is displayed in Austin, Texas. On Thursday, May 9, 2013, the GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership that's worked with drugmakers to deliver affordable vaccines to ...
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Gardasil Is Good

The other day a friend (a real friend) posed a question on facebook: should she get her kid a Gardasil shot. Gardasil (NYSE:MRK) is a vaccine that protects against infection with human papilloma virus (HPV). The virus causes genital warts and a number ...
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Whooping cough down statewide, up in Grant County

Statewide, there are fewer cases this year than last, according to state Department of Health statistics. As of the latest reporting period, which ended April 27, there have been 248 cases of pertussis in the state. There were 1,579 cases in the same ...
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Vietnam suspends use of Quinvaxem vaccine for children

The vaccine, administered to children, is a preventative inoculation against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) , hepatitis B and H. and influenza Type B. Quinvaxem is manufactured by the Berna Biotech Korea Corporation and was licensed ...
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Measles outbreak sparks new vaccine concerns

The debate over whether to vaccinate children with the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine has been raging for years, despite the fact that the original research linking the injection to autism has been largely discredited within the scientific ...
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Reported in The Lancet, results on 300 tested revealed strong immune response ...

Indonesian tycoon committed to giving back - AsiaOne.com

The partnership has committed US$200 million (S$247 million) over five years - US$100 million from each partner - in support of polio eradication, the fight against tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, and family planning. About US$150 million will go towards ...
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Apple Blossom Rotary Bike Tour aims to end polio worldwide

Actually, it's the Apple Blossom Tour, and participants can choose between four “delightful” biking routes. The aim? To eradicate polio throughout the world. The Sunday, May 19, event is being spearheaded by the La Crescent Rotary Club. Dave Ebner ...
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Rising numbers: Two new cases of polio reported in Mardan, Bara

PESHAWAR: Two new polio cases surfaced in Mardan district and Bara sub-division, Khyber Agency, bringing the total number of cases across the country in 2013 to nine. This case reported in Bara is the second to surface in the Federally Administered ...
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Why Bill Gates Thinks Ending Polio Is Worth It

Why not just settle for the huge drop in polio cases that we've seen over the past decade and then spend money on other things, like diarrhea and malnutrition, that kill so many more kids? "Polio is special," Gates tells NPR's Robert Siegel on ...
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Many vaccines are advised for older people

Pneumococcal vaccine for pneumococcal diseases that cause infections in the lungs, blood, brain and ear. Pneumococcal diseases can take various forms, including pneumonia and meningitis. • Zoster vaccine, which protects against shingles, a painful skin ...
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UK Epidemic Triggers Measles Immunization for School Children

"Uptake of the MMR vaccine in Jersey plummeted in the years between 2002 and 2005 and these children are now 10 to 13", avowed Dr Linda Diggle, the Head of healthcare programmes at Jersey. Parents of the children are being urged by the Health and ...
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TopNews New Zealand

High alert after Hackney named measles hotspot

The MMR vaccine: MP Diane Abbott has urged parents to ensure their children have had it. Photograph: Eleonore de Bonneval. Hackney is on high alert after the borough was hit harder by measles than any other London area. 28 cases have been diagnosed ...
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Hackney Citizen

'Immunise your child' plea from health chief

Dr Pearson said: "Generally across Devon we have a sufficient take-up of the MMR vaccine to prevent any kind of large-scale outbreak, such as the recent one in Wales. "However, there are pockets across the county where immunisation levels are low.
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Prices Cut for Cervical Cancer Vaccines for Neediest

Dr. Julie Gerberding, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who is president of Merck's vaccine division, said $4.50 was Merck's manufacturing cost, with no previous research, marketing or other costs built in. “The price ...
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Herpes Vaccine Could Arise Due To Suppressive Immune Cell Discovery

Herpes is an infectious disease that affects more than 24 million people in the United States alone, according to a recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Now, researchers have identified a class of immune cells that ...
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HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market

About 21,000 of those are preventable with the vaccine, says the CDC, which also says a test for the virus may be used in combination with a Pap test or smear in women 30 years old or older to check for changes on the cervix. If both tests are negative ...
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Scientists identify new class of immune cells that suppress genital herpes

Better understanding of these newly identified CD8αα+ T cells may also play a critical role in developing effective vaccines against other types of skin and mucosal infections, according to senior author Larry Corey, M.D., an internationally renowned ...
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