The First International HPV Vaccine Information Clearinghouse
Reuters
Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:23pm EDT
* 54 percent vaccinated against meningitis
* 27 percent of girls fully protected against HPV
More U.S. teens are getting recommended vaccines against certain cancers, meningitis and infectious diseases, government researchers reported on Thursday.
6 Minutes
by Michael Woodhead
August 20, 2010
Immunisation experts say there is no immediate need to consider switching from the current quadrivalent HPV vaccine (Gardasil) to a ‘stronger’ bivalent vaccine (Cervarix).
Vaccine News Daily
by Ashton Daigle on August 19, 2010
While seasonal flu shots are already available in many local pharmacies across the country, retail pharmacy chains have begun changing their marketing plans to include new recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Federal officials will use H1N1 funding to speed the process of discovering and developing drugs and vaccines in case of emergency.
Los Angeles Times
By Andrew Zajac, Tribune Washington Bureau
August 20, 2010
Reporting from Washington —
Acknowledging that the development of medical countermeasures against bioterrorism threats and pandemic flu is lagging, federal authorities Thursday announced a $1.9-billion makeover of the system for identifying and manufacturing drugs and vaccines for public health emergencies.
Medicine Journal Feeds
AIDS. 2010 Aug 11;
Authors: Kuhn L, Wang C, Tsai WY, Wright TC, Denny L
BACKGROUND:: Cervical cancer prevention should be provided as part of primary healthcare services for HIV-infected women but conventional screening programs are difficult to implement in low-resource settings.
