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With Measles on the Rise, Here's How to Check If You Were Vaccinated or Have Immunity
Scientific American· 3 days agoThe U.S. is in the midst of one of its largest measles outbreaks since the disease was declared...
Don't relax vaccine vigilance | Op-Ed
Seattle Times· 1 day agoMeasles cases are spiking worldwide. The twin threats of pandemic disruptions to routine immunization services and vaccine misinformation are resulting...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoLouisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate...
Is 'herd immunity' in intensive care doing more harm than good?
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoApproximately one ICU patient in four will acquire an infection, most commonly pneumonia (in 20%) or...
New study shows continued high effectiveness of HPV vaccination in England
Medical Xpress· 5 hours agoThe human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in England has not only been associated with a...
W.Va.’s First Case Of Measles In More Than A Decade Contained - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 5 days agoThe Department of Health announced Friday that West Virginia’s first case of measles in 15 years is...
Single dose of measles vaccine less effective in children born by caesarean, study finds
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe target in order to develop herd immunity and prevent outbreaks is 95 per cent. The team from...
Travel Junk Fees are a Virus With No Easy Fix - NerdWallet
Nerdwallet· 17 hours agoGetting upset at junk fees is like getting upset at the flu. Since budget airlines rose to...
Parents urged to get children vaccinated as whooping cough deaths rise
Yahoo Life UK· 7 days ago"Tragically, infants under the age of one year are at the highest risk of mortality from pertussis...
154 million lives saved in 50 years: Five charts on the global success of vaccines
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoIn 1974 the World Health Assembly launched the Expanded Program on Immunization with the goal to vaccinate all children against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, polio ...