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Posts in category Vaccines

Enterovirus D68: Prevention and Curre...

October 9, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Keep Your Child From Getting and Spreading Enterovirus D68
Enterovirus is a class of viruses with more than 100 members. Originally, enteroviruses were classified into three types: polioviruses, Coxsackie A viruses (CA), Coxsackie B viruses (CB), and echoviruses, but scientists realized that there was overlap and more complexity than previously understood. Poliovirus, as well as Coxsackie and echovir [...]
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ACIP Recommends a Preference for Nasa...

July 16, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Photo of kid wincing while receiving nasal flu vaccine
Important notice from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)   For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a preference for using the nasal spray flu vaccine Today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Pra [...]
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CDC Adds Polio Vaccination Recommenda...

June 4, 2014 Written by Nicholas
photo of a vial of polio vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have just updated their advice to health care providers to include polio vaccine in recommended preparedness immunizations. Their news release, dated 2014-6-2, includes the following language: CDC routinely recommends that anyone planning travel to a polio-affected country be fully vaccinat [...]
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The Unnecessary Measles Outbreak

March 25, 2014 Written by Nicholas
photo of a child with measles
Outbreak Like a suspenseful science fiction flick, there is a looming epidemic threatening us. Although the outbreak is moving too slowly to make a good movie, it is spreading across the world, causing 158,000 deaths last year, and possibly more this year. And it’s a tragic epidemic, because it is entirely preventable.   The measles vacc [...]
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CDC Office of Preparedness Announces ...

February 18, 2014 Written by Nicholas
A photo of A child receiving an injection
The CDC and the Departments of State, Agriculture and Defense announced last week a $40 million expansion of an international partnership program. The program, which will add 10 countries to the existing pilot program with Vietnam and Uganda. Those programs enhanced the communications and information systems for outbreak response, strengthene [...]
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Flu Near You

February 17, 2014 Written by Nicholas
A map of Massachusetts from flunearyou.org that shows flu reports
flunearyou.org shows you where outbreaks are occurring. Flu Near You is a site administered by Healthmap of Boston Children’s Hospital in partnership with the American Public Health Association and the Skoll Global Threats Fund. Similar to the European service, Influenzanet written about recently on this blog, Flunearyou.org allows you to:   [...]
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Visualizing Infectious Disease

January 22, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Screen Shot of the Council on Foreign Relations World Map of the Prevalence of Infectious Diseases
The Council on Foreign Relations has published an interactive map of the prevalence of the world’s preventable infectious diseases. The data are also downloadable for analysis. Preventable Infectious Diseases Focusing on one disease at at time allows the user to look at public health successes and setbacks. For example, looking at polio [...]
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