Flu jabs for heart childrenFocuses on flu vaccination for children with heart defect in Great Britain. Gap in knowledge regarding flu vaccination for children with heart condition; National policy of the British Departments of Health on flu ...
Fall in flu jabs may have been fatal for Japanese kids.The article presents information on a study conducted by Japanese researchers on the effect of the discontinuation of compulsory influenza vaccination for Japanese schoolchildren in 1994 on the mortality of younger children during the 1990s. The...
Byline: HELEN CLARKE Health ReporterCHILDREN are being used in the latest battle to encourage pensioners to protect themselves from flu.Every year the over-65s are offered free flu jabs on the NHS, but not everyone takes them up, even though flu can be a killer.Now children in Wirral are...
In a statement responding to media reports on SIV use, the department pointed out all children and adolescents aged below 18 years are covered by the Government's vaccination program. For the current SIV season, around 350 secondary schools, 630 primary schools and 890 kindergartens and child car...
FLU JABS FOR MOTHERS-TO-BE; Mass Vaccination to Protect Unborn Children from LeukaemiaDaily Mail (London)
Updated datafrom the CDC showed that only 26% of U.S. adults had gotten their flu jabs by the end of October. Meanwhile, only 43% of children had gotten their flu vaccines by the end of November. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services set a 70% target vaccination rate in...
“Schools that have yet to join the outreach vaccination program should enroll as soon as possible and do their part to provide the best protection for schoolchildren,” he added. Additionally, a pilot scheme was rolled out in which the nasal vaccines will be provided for the first time to ...
The Government wants to widen its programme before Christmas in England to 30 million people, with free jabs for those aged 50 and over and 11-year-olds. Last year, around 15 million people received a jab against seasonal flu. Experts are concerned about the consequences of a potent...
I worked at school for 16 years with hundreds of children and never had a cold or flu. 3 years ago I had the flu jab and was told I could have the pneumonia one which was a one off, I have since had this burning sensation in my left lung and when I had a chest x-ray was to...
PHE stressed the delay is not related to any safety or efficacy issues and flu jabs are not affected. Laurent Abuaf, AstraZeneca country president UK said: "We realise how important it is to deliver a full supply of vaccine to the NHS and are doing everything possible to minimise the del...