By Clodagh Sheedy SWINE flu vaccination led to a surge in reports of adverse reactions to drugs, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has revealed in its annual report. An extra 900 reports of adverse reactions to the vaccine made the year one of the busiest ever for the board. The board also seized just under […]
Parents delay vaccinations
By Rebecca Todd Canterbury parents are opting to get their daughters immunised against cervical cancer when they are older. A GP spokesman said that decision was the reason for Canterbury having the lowest Gardasil vaccination rate in the country for girls aged 12 to 14. Gardasil protects girls from a sexually transmitted infection, the human […]
Physician vaccination a top priority and a duty
Originally posted in medical ethics discussion forum, amednews.com Scenario: Should physicians be vaccinated against highly transmissible viral illness? Physicians are among those refusing to get vaccinations. With the variety of institutional policies and legal decisions in force around the country, it’s a serious matter. The American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs has […]
GPs warned over child flu vaccines
GPs are being urged to take care with the seasonal flu jab after reports some youngsters have been given the wrong one. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said it was aware of a handful of cases recently where children were given flu vaccines unsuitable for their age group. Over the last five years, the MDU […]
A new family planning tool to slow population growth
Newton, P. Abstract PIP: The National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi, India, is conducting clinical trials of a prototype birth control vaccine. 88 20-36 year old women receive a series of 3 injections of 300 mcg human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) vaccine to theoretically protect them from pregnancy for 1 year. After 1 year, they […]
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