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NY trails in adult vaccination rates for tetanus, key diseases. Did pandemic make it worse?
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSchool vaccinations, however, require the Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine and...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, public health experts' worries grow
Medical Xpress· 6 hours agoLouisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate...
Our view: Oregon tightened vaccination restrictions; parents still opt out
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoChildren can’t be expected to make the right choices for themselves. Their parents or guardians must do their best. And more and more parents in Oregon are choosing to claim nonmedical exemptions ...
Men benefit from HPV vaccine too, research suggests
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 2 days agoNew research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United...
Ontario records first measles death since 1989. What parents need to know about the disease & ...
Yahoo Canada Style· 5 days agoMeasles is notoriously contagious, with the virus capable of lingering in the air for hours....
HPV vaccine linked to sharp reduction in risk of cancers in men
UPI· 2 days agoDevelopment and uptake of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been crucial in reducing rates...
The HPV vaccine prevents head and neck cancers in men, study suggests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“If we can lower the infection rate, we would hope that we would see what we are seeing now, a...
Early signs of rising COVID in California as new FLiRT subvariants dominate
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCalifornia may be headed to an earlier start to the summer COVID-19 season than normal as the latest...
The FLiRT COVID variants: What are they and are they more contagious?
Reuters· 2 days agoThe moniker FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the mutations the variants share on the virus'...
HPV vaccination positively affecting more than just cervical cancer risk
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is associated with reduced odds of several types of...