Clearly, profound mysteries about human influenza viral evolution remain. These issues are of practical importance because viruses with reduced ability to drift, or even the establishment of new pandemic viruses, might potentially be eliminated by the development of herd immunity following continued high levels of vaccination.
Archives for September 2010
No Mandate – No Vaccine Uptake
No school mandate, no uptake to immunizations
These results suggest that human papillomavirus vaccine utilization is likely to be low for several years, though strong school mandates might improve HPV vaccine uptake. The findings affect the interpretation of previous modeling studies that estimated the potential clinical effects of HPV vaccination under assumptions of very high vaccine utilization rates.
Examining Future Adolescent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake, With and Without a School Mandate
Journal of Adolescent Health Volume 47, Issue 3, Pages 242-248.e6 (September 2010) Amanda F. Dempsey, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.a, David Mendez, Ph.D.b Received 30 July 2009; accepted 8 December 2009. published online 11 February 2010. Abstract Purpose To develop a model of adolescent (HPV) human papillomavirus vaccine utilization that explored future HPV vaccination rates, with and without a […]
Low-cost cervical cancer vaccine moves to human trials
FierceBioTech Posted September 23, 2010 Low-cost cervical cancer vaccine moves to human trials University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers hope to test new cervical cancer vaccine in the next year 9/21/2010 AURORA, Colo.-A low-cost cervical cancer vaccine developed by University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers is set to begin testing in human trials. Cervical cancer, […]
Seventeen Magazine’s ‘Scary Sex Rumors’ about the Gardasil HPV Vaccine
Gardasil Side Effects by Kristin Johns September 22, 2010 Ouch. Seventeen Magazine gets both a carrot and a stick for its September 2010 issue’s ‘Scary Sex Rumors’ item about Gardasil. Addressing the ‘rumors’ and forwarded emails about how “the HPV vaccine has been killing teenage girls!!” the venerable teen magazine came up with both some […]
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