CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Flu Illness in U.S. Children Vaccine protects, even when vaccine virus and circulating viruses are differentVasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
Measles is one of the most contagious human viruses and is almost entirely preventable through vaccination. It requires 95% vaccine coverage to prevent outbreaks among populations. However, according to the CDC, coverage with measles vaccines among U.S. children in kindergarten has decreased to 93.1...
(HealthDay)—Requiring the flu vaccination for child care admission seems to have increased vaccination rates and led to lower hospitalization rates for influenza in young children, according to a report published in the March 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'sMorbid...
No matter what the CDC decides to do, most Americans have now developed a level of immunity to the virus because of prior infection and/or vaccination, and that calls for a more sensible approach, experts said. "Public health has to be realistic," Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease ex...
Those at increased risk of bacterial infection should seriously consider vaccination, as it combats the five major bacteria strains that cause meningococcal disease. Those at higher risk of contracting meningococcal disease include teens and young adults, infants under the age of 1. Other vulnerable gr...
Those at increased risk of bacterial infection should seriously consider vaccination, as it combats the five major bacteria strains that cause meningococcal disease. Those at higher risk of contracting meningococcal disease include teens and young adults, infants under the age of 1. Other vulnerable gr...
COVID, flu and RSV this holiday FILE - Employees and their guests attend an office holiday party in Schaumburg, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the weakened effectiveness of the flu vaccine in the 2014-2015 season, the agency's call for additional prevention and treatment efforts, and the moderately severe flue activity in the season....
CDC urges flu vaccination for all childrenJ. Bauman, PharmDManaged Healthcare Executive E-News
Flu Hitting Younger Adults Hard, Vaccination Helps: CDC; Hospitalizations, Deaths Up for People 18 to 64Marcus, Mary Brophy