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https://www.phillymag.com/news/2021/03/20/philadelphia-measles-outbreak-1991/?utm_campaign=All%20Access&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=117847572&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8pbTsZq7o3snzgNOekzPav7OyB3hqHVm0KKx0vE0w_NH4Uz4RHqDvAqMxszwrKDfSOEmxDrZ3k8GRHbfbmgBoI6Y7bZg&utm_content=117847572&utm_source=hs_email A look back at the city’s last vaccine crisis — and what we can learn from it today. by VICTOR FIORILLO· 3/20/2021, 9:00 p.m. Bob Ross remembers the moment vividly. The date was January 16, 1991, the same day that then-President George H.W. Bush launched Operation Desert Storm, the second stage of America’s war […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – 1​​8 Years​ AAP Pediatrician Anita Chandra, MD, FAAP offers an […]

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, […]