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 […]
WHO Director-General Expresses Concern Over Public Mistrust Of Vaccines
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report 19 January 2011 During the WHO’s executive board meeting Monday, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan expressed concerns over what she called a “‘worrisome’ public mistrust of vaccines, following signs of a tail-off in flu vaccination,” Agence France-Presse reports (1/18). Noting that some countries continue to report cases of H1N1 (swine […]
Flu Vaccine: Infant Febrile Seizures
But FDA Says Early Reports of Seizures Does Not Mean Vaccine is Unsafe By Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Health News Jan. 20, 2011 — The FDA and CDC are investigating reports linking febrile seizure in infants to the Sanofi Fluzone flu vaccine. The reports come from the FDA/CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). It’s […]
House approved Del. Kathy Byron's HPV vaccine repeal bill
By Dena Potter, Associated Press 21 January 2011 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The House of Delegates on Friday approved legislation to eliminate Virginia’s unique requirement that sixth-grade girls receive a vaccination against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer. On a 61-33 vote, the House favored repealing a 2007 law that requires girls […]
Swine flu vaccines go waste in Pakistan
sify news 22 January 2011 Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) District health officials in Pakistan are ‘not very keen’ to use swine flu vaccines donated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), thus resulting in the country’s failure to control the disease, the WHO has said. In March 2010, about 3.1 million doses of Monovalent Influenza vaccine […]
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