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 […]
Meningococcal Vaccine Booster: New Recommendations
By: Paul A. Offit, MD 23 November 2010 HI, my name if Paul Offit and I’m talking to you today from the Jackson Education Center here at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, also from the Division of Infectious Disease here at Children’s. Today I thought we could talk about the conjugate meningococcal vaccine. In 2005, […]
Rice scientists use formula to identify next strain of flu
By: Todd Ackerman 16 November 2010 Rice University scientists have developed a mathematical model that predicts the flu strain the upcoming season’s vaccine should cover more accurately and quickly than the current system. In a retrospective study published this week, the new model did better at predicting the upcoming season’s circulating flu strains […]
Canadians to be Vaccinated with Live H1N1 Virus with MSG for the 2010/11 Flu Season
By: Dave Mihalovic 24 September 2010 (exerpts) The Public Health Agency of Canada has once again given their seal of approval for the injection of a dangerous cocktail of toxic chemicals they call a trivalent vaccine. The 2010/11 recipients of AstraZeneca’s FLUMIST will be exposed to several strains of live viruses including H1N1 and H3N2. […]
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