Articles Tagged With: vaccination
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HPV Vaccines: Why Are We Failing to Vaccinate so Many of Our Adolescents?
Barriers to HPV vaccination are multiple.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
HBV Infection in the HAART Era; Current Trends in Salmonella Resistance
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Travel Recommendations for Hajj; Dung and Tetracycline
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Rotavirus Vaccination Prevents Febrile Seizures in Children
In Queensland, Australia, rotavirus vaccine was shown to be 36% effective in preventing emergency department presentation for febrile seizures among children up to two years following vaccination.
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Urban Yellow Fever in Angola: Lessons from a Large Outbreak
A large urban outbreak of yellow fever in Angola illustrates the obstacles to rapid control of this vaccine-preventable disease.
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Teens Aren’t Completing HPV Vaccine Series — Research Tells Us Why
Only 40% of females and 22% of males complete the series of three HPV vaccine doses. Now we know why. -
Emphasize importance of HPV vaccine for prevention of cancer
Sixty-nine of the top cancer centers in the United States have joined to emphasize the importance of human papillomavirus vaccination for the prevention of cancer. Despite the availability of three HPV vaccines, vaccination rates lag far behind those of other routine adolescent vaccines.
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VA hospital system may mandate staff flu shots
With a new study finding that virtually none of the nation’s 150 Veterans Health Administration hospitals have mandatory flu shot policies for healthcare workers — leaving vaccination rates languishing in the 55% range — the VA system is considering a vaccine mandate to protect patients and coworkers, Hospital Employee Health has learned.
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HPV vaccine update: Get up to speed
Healthcare professionals need to be familiar with all of the indications for the human papillomavirus vaccine, make strong recommendations for receiving vaccine at ages 11 or 12, and be aware of systems that can improve practice vaccination rates.
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VA hospital system may mandate staff flu shots in ‘near future’
With a new study finding that virtually none of the nation’s 150 Veterans Health Administration hospitals have mandatory flu shot policies for healthcare workers — leaving vaccination rates languishing in the 55% range — the VA system is considering a vaccine mandate to protect patients and coworkers, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention has learned.