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Kenya: 18 Month Old Babies to Receive Second Dose of Measles Vaccine
[The Star]Has your child gotten a second dose of the measles vaccine? From June this year 18 month old children will start receiving it in a bid to fight the disease's recurrence. Division head Tatu Kamau says this will boost immunity of the children and reduce deaths caused by measles.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 19, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New CDC Autism Study Results
From the desk of Sofia Shakir, MD In light of National Autism Month I thought it would be apropos to broach that topic that excites both parents and pediatricians alike- vaccines. Some of you may be scratching your heads wondering why I am mentioning vaccines along with autism. If that is the case then not only am I excited; I am ecstatic. But more than likely you are not surprised at all. Neither is the medical community which is why the federal government is still spending valuable resources, time and tax dollars on looki...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - April 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Autism Source Type: news
The violence has ended but the emergency continues
Serge St-Louis recently returned from nine months working with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Central African Republic (CAR). He was in the field in late 2012, when Seleka, a new coalition of Central African rebel groups, took control of several towns before finally entering Bangui, the capital, in late March. He updates us on the post-conflict situation, including the issues and outlook for the country, its health care system and MSF.
At the height of the crisis, confrontations, shootings and abuses occurred daily. Today, tension and violence have subsided and we are now in a particularly delicate phase – a sort o...
Source: MSF News - May 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Central African Republic NEWS Frontpage Source Type: news
Africa: Vaccines Against Cervical Cancer and Rubella to Benefit Health of Women and Girls
[GAVI]Kuala Lumpur -Over 30 million girls to be vaccinated against cervical cancer and more than 700 million children against measles and rubella
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Isolation of vaccine-derived measles viruses from children with acute respiratory infection.
Abstract
The measles elimination project led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been moving toward the target of eliminating measles in the WHO Western Pacific Region. In Japan, prefectural public health institutes play a key role for the laboratory diagnosis of measles virus (MV) infection, which is based on PCR, virus isolation, and genotyping. Microscopic examination of viral-sensitive cell lines during routine virus isolation from nasopharyngeal specimens has been used to detect the morphological changes typical for the growth of respiratory viruses. Here, we describe the unexpected isolation of vaccin...
Source: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine - June 23, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Aoki Y, Mizuta K, Ikeda T, Abiko C, Itagaki T, Ahiko T Tags: Tohoku J Exp Med Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness analysis of MMR immunization in health care workers
Conclusions
Our findings highlight significant savings through offering vaccination without prior serology for HCWs with no evidence of prior immunization to MMR. An awareness of costs associated with serology, vaccination and staff clinics, as well as the wider impact of population vaccination campaigns, are important factors determining the most cost-effective strategy in this area.
Source: Occupational Medicine - August 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Giri, P., Basu, S., Farrow, D., Adisesh, A. Tags: Short Report Source Type: research
Historically, vaccines have had an unmatched impact on improving public health. Looking ahead, what are the biggest obstacles and exciting opportunities in the field?
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Vaccination is widely considered to be among the greatest public health achievements in history. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has a long-standing policy in support of immunizations and we recognize the vital role nurses and health care providers have in the continued effort to increase vaccination coverage.
Innovations in vaccine science continue to emerge; as recently, there was some exciting news...
Source: PHRMA - September 10, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stephen Source Type: news
South Africa: Keep in Contact With Healthcare Facilities During Vaccine Shortages
[SA Govt]Currently across South Africa, in the public and private sector, there is a shortage of oral polio vaccine, measles vaccine and hepatitis B-vaccine.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 17, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Non‐specific sex‐differential effect of DTP vaccination may partially explain the excess girl child mortality in Ballabgarh, India
ConclusionThis study supports the contention that DTP vaccination is partially responsible for higher mortality among girls in this study population.
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - September 19, 2013 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: A. Krishnan, R. Srivastava, P. Dwivedi, N. Ng, P. Byass, C. S. Pandav Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
South Sudan: 44 Kids Diagnosed With Measles
[VOA]Juba -Scores of children in South Sudan's Upper Nile state have been diagnosed with measles in the last few weeks, prompting officials to launch a vaccination campaign, a top health official said.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 5, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Study finds earlier is better for measles immunization first dose
(Kaiser Permanente) Children receiving measles-containing vaccines at 12-15 months of age have a lower increased risk of fever and seizures than those who receive them at 16-23 months of age, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Malawi: Mulanje District Hospital to Undertake Integrated Measles Campaign
[Malawi News Agency]Mulanje -Mulanje district hospital is set to undertake a five day integrated measles vaccination campaign from November two this year with an aim of protecting children in the district from measles.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 18, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Media Urged to Publicize Measles Vaccination Campaign
[Malawi News Agency]Lilongwe -The Malawi Government under Ministry of Health on Saturday said it is set to observe a measles vaccination from the 2nd November to the 6th November 2013.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 28, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Immunization
Abstract: The two most effective interventions to prevent disease, disability and death caused by infectious diseases are sanitation and immunization. There are now many vaccines in routine use to prevent the major infectious diseases of childhood and to protect against infections encountered through travel or occupational exposure. The introduction of these vaccines has resulted in the global eradication of smallpox, the elimination of poliomyelitis in large parts of the world and a dramatic reduction in the rates of other diseases. Such has been the success of vaccination programmes that successive generations have been ...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Matthijs Backx, Andrew Freedman Tags: Prevention and control of infection Source Type: research
Sudan: UN Relief Official Deplores Killing of Health Workers in West Darfur
[UN News]The top United Nations humanitarian official in Sudan today strongly condemned the killing of two Ministry of Health staff members who were part of a measles vaccination team in West Darfur.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 2, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
