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Flu shot protects kids -- even during years with a bad vaccine match

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children every year.





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Flu shots not to be sneezed at: New study highlights need to educate high-risk patients

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two in five at-risk American adults who would benefit from vaccination against seasonal flu are missing out on the protective shots because they believe they do not need them and are not inclined to be vaccinated. And among ...


Effective health messages may yield vaccine compliance among ER workers

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created Jun 18, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Emergency room workers will be the first line of defense in the event of a disease pandemic and will be forced to deal with the chaos that inevitably comes with treating thousands of sick and dying. In order to protect themselves ...


NY officials rescind mandatory H1N1 flu shot order (AP)

NY officials rescind mandatory H1N1 flu shot order

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccinated against the swine flu by the end of November or risk losing their ...


WHO: Nearly 1 in 5 babies still missed by vaccines

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases, but nearly 1 in 5 babies still aren't fully protected, global health authorities reported Wednesday.


Swine flu vaccine met with a big dose of skepticism

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Brian LaVane, owner of Huntington Stamp and Coin, a hub for local collectors, has avoided seasonal flu shots for decades, but now he's weighing whether to be immunized against H1N1, the swine flu.


Despite Risk, Older African Americans More Likely Than Others To Avoid Flu Vaccine

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study about why African American seniors do or do not get influenza vaccinations finds that many of them do not have accurate and complete information about the flu itself, the safety and efficacy of the ...


Refusing immunizations puts children at increased risk of pertussis infection

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a vaccine research team at Kaiser Permanente Colorado's Institute ...


Bacteria co-infections common in swine flu deaths: CDC

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many people who have died from swine flu in the United States were also infected with other bacteria, including one which can cause pneumonia or meningitis, US health officials said Wednesday.


Climate change fears for deadly virus outbreaks in livestock

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global warming could have chilling consequences for European livestock, warned Professor Peter Mertens from the Institute for Animal Health, at this week's meeting of the Society for General Microbiology in Harrogate.


Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift

Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Influenza viruses evade infection-fighting antibodies by constantly changing the shape of their major surface protein. This shape-shifting, called antigenic drift, is why influenza vaccines ...



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