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Whooping cough vaccines help but aren’t foolproof
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10–> APPLETON — Reports of whooping cough in Wisconsin and other states are adding to key research into the effectiveness of the vaccine meant to protect children from the disease. After recent outbreaks, several national institutions are looking at whether the immunization schedule for whooping cough should be altered, said Dan Hopfensperger, [...] -
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation recalls vaccine batch after baby dies
MUMBAI: Civic officials are scrambling for answers after three-month-old Megha Devkari died on Thursday, hours after she was administered an oral polio vaccine and two injections for Hepatitis-B and DTP. The BMC conducted a health check on the eight children who, along with Megha , had been vaccinated from the same vial on Wednesday. Though [...] -
Budget Cuts Hurt a State’s Response to Whooping Cough
Although no deaths have been reported so far this year, the state has declared an epidemic and public health officials say the numbers are staggering: 1,284 cases through early May, the most in at least three decades and 10 times last year’s total at this time, 128. The response to the epidemic has been hampered [...] -
Routine Vaccination Solutions for Nigeria Will Save Lives and Money
Nigeria is home to one out of every eight child deaths worldwide. Routine vaccinations save lives and money. The Decade of Vaccines Economics projects 90 percent vaccine coverage against Hib, pneumococcal disease, rotavirus, measles and pertussis can save 600,000 lives and $17 billion in Nigeria over the next 10 years. A new report by the [...] -
County officials urge pertussis vaccinations amid statewide epidemic
Cowlitz County’s whooping cough epidemic continues to grow, with 10 new cases reported in the last two weeks. County health officials Thursday said they are planning a series of vaccination clinics and hope to make the shots available free for people age 19 and younger. However, everyone who has not had a shot or who [...] -
The Whooping Cough Vaccine
Whooping cough is getting a lot of press lately. Vaccines don’t work, but the government and the doctors in tight with the drug dealers are strongly stressing “more vaccine” to you and to me. In California, several children have died from whooping cough, but according to State of California data, all of the deceased children [...] -
Most Adults Clueless About Tdap Vaccine
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Group B Neisseria meningitidis Vaccine Shows Promise
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Progress, no big breakthrough, in hunt for HIV cure
By Deena Beasley Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:05am EDT (Reuters) – Scientists, stymied for decades by the complexity of the human immunodeficiency virus, are making progress on several fronts in the search for a cure for HIV infections, a leading medical research conference was told this week in Seattle. Promising tactics range from flushing hidden [...] -
New Vaccine Requirement Addresses Resurgence of Whooping Cough
In recent years, Illinois has experienced a resurgence of pertussis (also known as whooping cough). For example, in 2011 Lake County had 175 cases of this illness, while in 2000 it only had 10 cases.To address the growing incidence of pertussis, the state of Illinois has implemented a new vaccination requirement for school entry. For [...]