By: Julie Steenhuysen 11 November 2010 (Reuters)Children largely spread whooping cough among themselves, so blanket vaccination campaigns targeting teens and adults may be a waste of time, according to a study that looks at how social patterns affect disease transmission. The findings, published on Thursday in the journal Science, contradict the notion that infected […]
Some elderly patients can't get whooping cough vaccine
By: Rong-Gong II, Los Angelos Times 25 October 2010 Whooping cough shot wasn’t tested on older people, but state says they should get it. Some doctors are erroneously telling elderly patients that they cannot receive an inoculation for whooping cough, despite recommendations issued this summer by state health officials urging senior citizens to […]
Whooping cough concerns: Are your kids vaccinated?
By: Megan Coleman 21 October 2010 We’re seeing more cases of whooping cough across New York and state health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated. It was too late for yet another infant in California, who recently died from the infection, also known as pertussis. That brings the total number of deaths […]
Whooping cough epidemic claims the life of tenth baby in California
By: Daily Mail Reporter 21 October 2010 A whooping cough outbreak in California has left 10 babies dead and 5,658 confirmed or probable cases. Health officials say a 6-week-old baby in San Diego county was the latest victim in this year’s epidemic – the worst in 55 years. The previous record was set in 1955 […]
Winning Hearts and Minds With a Vaccine?
By: Dr. Orin Levine 03 December 2010 Meningitis is an awful disease. It comes on suddenly, kills frequently, disables its survivors for life, and devastates families economically and emotionally. When it occurs in epidemics, as it does frequently in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt”, it has the power to disrupt entire communities and health systems.World Health Organization, […]
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