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 – 18 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, […]
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 […]