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NEWS ABOUT: immunization

immunization stories: 11 news summaries
h1n1 outbreak

 Vaccine Delay 
 Aggravates 
 Swine Flu 
 Fears 

Uncertainty of supply makes scheduling immunization clinics tough

Oct 18, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Production delays that are slowing the distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine could hardly have come at a worse time, with the death toll in young people mounting and antivaccine activists seizing on any chance to make their position heard. Experts point out that the H1N1 version uses the same... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • immunization • vaccine • influenza • swine flu • H1N1 virus • CDC • seasonal flu

h1n1 outbreak

 Swine Flu Parties Unsafe: Doc 

Exposing kids to virus is a bad idea, pediatrician says

Sep 28, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents who are throwing “swine flu parties” to get kids together in hopes of exposing them to the virus now, while it is in a weaker form, are on the wrong track, says a prominent pediatrician. Responding to a question from a US News and World Report reader, Thomas... More »

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parents • vaccination • immunization • immunity • pediatricians • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Flu Shots Decrease Use
of Antibiotics

Doctors prescribe
them less when the shots are available

Sep 9, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Providing flu shots to the public decreases the prescription of antibiotics, say Canadian researchers. The results of a 10-year study in Ontario will be good news to public health officials who worry that over-prescription of antibiotics is creating more resistant bacteria, reports Miller-McCune. Researchers found that doctors prescribed 64% fewer... More »

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Canada • bacteria • antibiotics • immunization • flu shot • flu • drug-resistant bacteria • flu season

(Newser) - Groups of kids or young adults in close proximity, often with lax sanitary standards, make typical school conditions hot spots for a swine flu resurgence, reports the Washington Post. To make matters worse, people 6 months to 24 years old appear to be especially susceptible to the H1N1 virus. But... More »

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immunization • swine flu • H1N1 virus

US Scratches Out Scourge of Chickenpox

Vaccine has almost eradicated itchy childhood disease

Sep 2, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen years after the introduction of a vaccine, chickenpox has virtually disappeared among American children. The virus that causes the itchy disease is now so rare that parents and physicians alike have difficulty recognizing it, the Chicago Tribune reports. New research reveals a 75% drop in pox-related hospitalizations over... More »

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chickenpox • public health • immunization • vaccine • children's health care

 Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots 

One in four children miss vaccinations, CDC finds, spreading risk through US

Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fewer kids in the US are getting needed vaccinations, a study by the Centers for Disease Control finds. More than one in four have skipped or received mistimed doses of important immunizations, ABC News reports. "It's really important that parents understand how important it is to get their kids... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccination • immunization • outbreak • disease control • measles

All Schoolkids Should Get Flu Shot, Feds Say

CDC panel proposes vaccinations for additional 30M kids

Feb 27, 08 7:17 PM CST
(Newser) - All schoolchildren in the US should get flu shots, a CDC panel advises. Current guidelines call for shots for those ages 6 months to 5 years, but the new recommendation raises the age to 18, an expansion of 30 million youngsters, the AP reports. The CDC is expected to adopt... More »

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public health • children • vaccination • immunization • flu shot • influenza • flu medications • flu

On YouTube Anti-Vaccine Vids Trump Science

Viewers prefer iffy sources for some
public health info, JAMA study says

Dec 6, 07 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A new JAMA study reports that when it comes to at least one important public health subject on YouTube, theories rejected in the medical community have trumped official information in viewership. Controversial anti-vaccination videos are getting more hits and higher ratings than those touting the accepted science. The findings appear... More »

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YouTube • vaccination • immunization • American Medical Association

Flu Shots May Not Save Lives Among Elderly

Study finds almost no impact on death rates for those over 70

Sep 26, 07 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly has been highly exaggerated and the vaccination appears to have little impact on death rates among people over 70, according to a study published in the Lancet. The shots do help people under age 65, researchers concluded. The vaccinations are less effective... More »

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elderly • immunization • vaccine • flu shot • health study

POX
STRIKES
BACK

Chickenpox docs want second doses of vaccine—but some parents are resisting

Mar 20, 07 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors now recommend that kids get a second dose of chickenpox vaccine, but a lot of wary parents are balking. A recent study concluded that the longer patients had gone since getting the first dose, the more likely they were to contract the pox, and the more likely that it... More »

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health care • chickenpox • disease • children • Inoculation • vaccination • immunization • vaccine • doctor

The Moral-Hazard Myth

Why Our Insurance Systems Doesn't Work

Mar 18, 07 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink, examines the premise underlying U.S. health insurance known by the Dickensian term: Moral Hazard. The theory of Moral Hazard describes the notion that insurance can change peoples’ behavior. Without deductibles, co-payments and other barriers to use, people will use too... More »

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health care • health • health insurance • United States • immunization • Malcolm Gladwell • insurance • infant mortality • life expectancy

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