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Race to Produce COVID Vaccine May Cause Measles Jabs Shortage

https://www.voanews.com/science-health/race-produce-covid-vaccine-may-cause-measles-jabs-shortage?emci=fffa6b92-e692-eb11-85aa-00155d43c992&emdi=f3d67276-ef92-eb11-85aa-00155d43c992&ceid=8413002 By Lisa Schlein March 31, 2021 01:59 PM GENEVA – World Health Organization experts fear the race to produce large quantities of COVID-19 vaccine could cut into the supply of global measles vaccines. Critical topics relating to immunization globally were discussed during a regular meeting last week by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, […]

FDA’s vaccine efforts expand to developing public confidence

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/fda-s-vaccine-efforts-expand-developing-public-confidence?emci=67ab4ac8-a46b-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=c9d212ed-ad6b-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=8413002 FDA’s vaccine efforts expand to developing public confidence FEB 10, 2021 Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have devoted countless hours to ensuring that the COVID-19 vaccines being deployed and those in the development pipeline are safe and effective. But it’s another task being done outside of the lab that’s growing in […]

Effect of Vaccination on Preventing Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children During a Severe Season Associated with B/Victoria Viruses, 2019-2020

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab060/6121316?login=true&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_7_3-DM47765&ACSTrackingLabel=CDC%20Test%20a%20New%20Interactive%20Web%20Tool&deliveryName=USCDC_7_3-DM47765 Angela P Campbell, MD, MPH, Constance Ogokeh, MPH, Geoffrey A Weinberg, MD, Julie A Boom, MD, Janet A Englund, MD, John V Williams, MD, Natasha B Halasa, MD, MPH, Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, Mary A Staat, MD, MPH, Eileen J Klein, MD, MPH … Show more Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciab060, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab060 Published: 27 January 2021 Abstract Background The 2019-2020 influenza season was characterized by early onset with […]

10 Facts About Vaccinations and The Role of Nurses

10 Facts About Vaccinations and The Role of Nurses February 8, 2021 | Maura Deering World Immunization Week takes place during the last week of April each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners sponsor the event to promote global vaccination practices as the most effective way to protect people from disease. The 2020 theme, #VaccinesWorkforAll, celebrates […]

Lo que usted necesita saber sobre la vacuna anticovid

https://pittsburgh.lamegamedia.com/nota/lo-que-usted-necesita-saber-sobre-la-vacuna-anticovid DECEMBER 22, 2020 por DR. DIEGO CHAVES-GNECCO, MD, MPH, FAAP (diego.chaves-gnecco@chp.edu) PUBLICADO DECEMBER 22, 2020 LECTURA DE 4 MINUTOS Los primeros cargamentos de las dos vacunas –la de Pfizer y la de Moderna– aprobadas para su administración bajo condiciones de emergencia se destinan a trabajadores de la salud y la población vulnerable como adultos mayores. Para lograr estas […]

“Me vacuno por mi familia, mis pacientes y mi comunidad”

https://pittsburgh.lamegamedia.com/nota/me-vacuno-por-mi-familia-mis-pacientes-y-mi-comunidad FEBRUARY 04, 2021 por DR. DIEGO CHAVES-GNECCO, MD, MPH, FAAP (diego.chaves-gnecco@chp.edu) PUBLICADO FEBRUARY 04, 2021 LECTURA DE 3 MINUTOS Terminando el mes de diciembre del 2020 recibí mi primera dosis de la vacuna de Moderna contra el COVID-19. La segunda se programó para finales de enero. Con Pfizer se requiere una segunda vacuna 17 a 21 días después […]

Routine Childhood Immunizations now Important than Ever

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/pages/Recommended-Immunization-Schedules.aspx Recommended Immunization Schedules The following schedules indicate the recommended ages for routine administration of currently licensed vaccines for children. Any dose not administered at the recommended age should be administered at a subsequent visit when indicated and feasible. Birth - 6 Years 7 – 18 Years AAP Pediatrician Anita Chandra, MD, FAAP offers an […]

How To Ask Loved Ones To Get Vaccinated Before Meeting Your Newborn

20 November 2020 https://www.romper.com/pregnancy/how-to-ask-family-to-get-the-flu-shot-other-vaccines-before-baby-is-born?emci=e3144c45-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&emdi=c84752e4-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&ceid=8413002 When my close friend had her baby in January 2019, she and her husband asked family and friends who wanted to hold their newborn to get a flu shot first. I had never even thought about what vaccines to get to be around a newborn, but her request made perfect sense. I […]

A Resurgence of Measles Killed More Than 200,000 People Last Year

20 November 2020 By Rasha Aridi SMITHSONIANMAG.COM https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/resurgence-measles-killed-more-200000-people-last-year-180976352/?emci=e3144c45-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&emdi=c84752e4-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&ceid=8413002 Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a harrowing report, stating that deaths caused by measles are up nearly 50 percent since 2016, reports Aimee Cunningham for Science News. Despite there being a highly effective vaccine, […]

Routine Vaccines Key for Seniors During Pandemic

4 December 2020 https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/12/04/routine-vaccines-key-for-seniors-during-pandemic?emci=d44e4847-9d38-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&emdi=31a7ae05-9e38-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&ceid=8413002 By Sarah Blazonis Pinellas County UPDATED 5:28 PM ET Dec. 04, 2020 PUBLISHED 4:18 PM ET Dec. 04, 2020 ST. PETERSURG, Fla. – The world is anxiously awaiting the coronavirus vaccine. In the meantime, health experts and advocates for older Americans say there are other immunizations that shouldn’t be put off, like those […]