Is the flu shot really worth it for babies? To some, this may seem a ridiculous question. Chief among flu shot supporters is the Centers for Disease Control, which recommends an annual flu shot for children from six month to 18 years. Yes, I know...
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The truth is, some doctors and nurses might talk the talk without walking the walk. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a significant chunk of health care professionals declined to get vaccinated...
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‘It’s a basis right to say what is and isn’t put into your body.’ Providence Alaska Medical Center has implemented a new policy telling its employees to either get a flu shot or get fired, and some workers are fighting it...
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Just over half of patients aged over 65 have received their annual flu vaccination, according to the first uptake figures published for this season’s campaign. Provisional data released from NHS Immunisation, derived from 7,139 (86%) of the 8,330...
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Flu Mist Ingredients The data sheet lists 3 types of live flu virus, monosodium glutamate, porcine gelatine (pig bones), sucrose, dibasic potassium phosphate, monosodium phosphate, gentamicin. Adverse Reactions To Flu Mist Nasal Spray Vaccine In...
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Meningitec suspension for injection in pre-filled syringe Meningococcal serogroup C oligosaccharide conjugate vaccine (adsorbed). 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION To the top of the page One dose (0.5ml) contains: Neisseria meningitidis...
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A DEVASTATED couple were told to “prepare for the worst” after their three-year-old son contracted meningitis C. Little Euan Couttie developed septicaemia, the blood poisoning form of the disease, and heartbroken mum and dad Siobhan, 32, and...
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Context An outbreak of meningococcal disease in Quebec province prompted a mass immunization program. The impact of this campaign on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease has not been studied. Objectives To study the impact of a mass...
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When Ohio University freshman Andrea Robinson felt sick in February, she and her father thought it was the flu. They had heard about several cases of meningitis on campus, but she reminded her father that she was vaccinated against the disease so...
Read more Serogroup C meningococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced in Greece in 2001, and although no cases of serogroup C meningococcal disease were recorded in 2004, a steady increase was observed since 2005. In this study, serum bactericidal...
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Two batches of Meningitis C vaccine which were distributed in January and February of 2009 are being recalled as they were found to contain Staphylococcus aureus, a potientially dangerous bacteria. Hundreds, if not thousands of babies could have...
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Complete article What About Safety Tests? According to the DOH website, www.immunisation.org.uk, ‘”Before any vaccine can be used it has to go through many tests. Research from all over the world shows that vaccines are the safest way of...
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