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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

17 November 2020 https://www.who.int/news/item/17-11-2020-a-cervical-cancer-free-future-first-ever-global-commitment-to-eliminate-a-cancer?emci=3ae0d6a4-a629-eb11-9fb4-00155d03affc&emdi=7d340f67-a729-eb11-9fb4-00155d03affc&ceid=8413002  WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could reduce more than 40% of new cases of the disease and 5 million related deaths by 2050. Today’s development represents a historic milestone because it […]

12 November 2020 https://www.who.int/news/item/12-11-2020-worldwide-measles-deaths-climb-50-from-2016-to-2019-claiming-over-207-500-lives-in-2019 News release Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by WHO and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles cases worldwide increased to 869 770 in 2019, the highest number reported since 1996 with increases in all WHO […]

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. kids are getting a recommended vaccine that protects against several cancers — but there is still much room for improvement, a new study finds. At issue is the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV). Certain strains of HPV are sexually transmitted, and some […]

Following on the AAP’s #CallYourPediatrician campaign, which aims to reach parents with timely reminders that going to the pediatrician, even during COVID-19, is important and safe, the National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) is out with a new briefing document that compiles recent strategies that state officials have employed to ensure children stay up-to-date […]

(New York Times) As public health officials look to fall and winter, the specter of a new surge of Covid-19 gives them chills. But there is a scenario they dread even more: a severe flu season, resulting in a “twindemic.” Even a mild flu season could stagger hospitals already coping with Covid-19 cases. And though […]

(HealthDay News) When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. An increased vaccination rate among grade schoolers in California was associated with a decrease in flu hospitalizations for folks in every other age bracket, researchers report. The results come as no surprise to public health experts, given children’s […]