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Whooping cough outbreak in North Idaho: With low vaccination rates, what can we do? | Opinion
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoIdaho’s vaccination rate for five doses of DTaP, which is for the prevention...school year, the...
1,400 secondary students in Waterloo region suspended for out-of-date vaccination records
CBC via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIf students are not immunized, they must have a valid exemption on record with public health.The...
Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoProfessor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed...
Mary Bullard: Prevention is key. Get vaccinated.
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn adults over 50 years old who have had chickenpox, the virus can reactivate as Shingles at any time. This painful rash can cause complications...
Keeping kids' vaccinations up-to-date is vital
McCook Daily Gazette· 6 days agoProtecting our children from preventable diseases should be a fundamental priority for every parent. As we mark the beginning of National Infant Immunization Week, it’s crucial ...
Cuyahoga County Board of Health reports mpox outbreak: Here's what you need to know
WKYC Cleveland· 7 days agoCLEVELAND — “Cuyahoga County is presently experiencing an mpox outbreak,” according to the Cuyahoga...
Mpox: why the virus’s continued, rapid mutation since the 2022 global outbreak remains a concern
The Conversation· 3 days agoIn 2022, as the world was slowly beginning to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox – then still called monkeypox – began spreading at an alarming rate in many ...
FDA Says Vaccination Is the Best Protection Against Measles
Sierra Sun Times· 3 days agoMeasles is one of the most contagious respiratory diseases in the world that has the potential to be life-threatening. Vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Valley schools and health centers are partnering to meet state health mandates. What’s behind the...
The West Side Index & Gustine Press-Standard· 5 days agoFrom mental health checkups to streamlining vaccinations, school districts and health systems across...
NATIONAL COLUMN: Speaking of old age
The Norman Transcript· 7 days agoIndeed, having recently experienced what felt like a near-death experience — the doctors seemed somewhat less alarmed than I was — I feel more qualified to speak to the issue. The first had been like a mild cold.