By Linda Hoang, Global News About 40,000 Grade 9 students in Alberta are set to get immunized against several forms of meningitis. It’s part of a new $2 million immunization program that will begin Feb 1. The vaccine, which will protect against four different strains of meningococcal disease, will be issused through school-based clinics and […]
Pneumonia-causing bacterium disguises itself to escape detection: Research
By Margaret Munroe, Postmedia News A common human pathogen is also a sort of microbial quick-change artist — mutating too fast for medicine to follow. The bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections can quickly and nimbly dodge the vaccines and antibiotics public health officials throw at it, according to an international research team. […]
Harmonized Vaccination Schedule for Canada?
Posted by Annie Urban 19 January 2011 The United States has a harmonized vaccination schedule that is used across the country. While parents can request an alternative schedule, the recommendations and standard procedures are the same nationwide. In Canada, however, the schedule is currently different in each of the provinces and territories. The Canadian Pediatric […]
HPV data fails to flag Aboriginal girls: Lack of monitoring vaccinations troubling
By: Breanne Massey 24 December 2010 More girls in Manitoba are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus that can cause cervical cancer. However, nobody appears to be watching the vaccination rate on aboriginal communities despite rising concerns over cervical cancer rates for aboriginal women. Manitoba Health statistics show 4,700 Grade 6 girls received the […]
HPV vaccine studied for N.B. boys
Posted in CBC News 26 November 2010 New Brunswick is studying the possibility of expanding its HPV vaccine program to young boys, according to a Health Department official. The Federation of Medical Women of Canada is urging provinces to expand the vaccine, which can protect against the human papilloma virus that causes genital warts and […]
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