UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN “Campers are often in close contact and sharing common spaces, increasing risk for illness outbreaks,” says Carissa Bunke. “As we think about reducing the spread of infectious diseases, children in camps may be an important population to consider.” (Credit: Getty Images) While most children need to show immunization records to attend school,...
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Meningococcus B vaccine prevents disease with 79 per cent effectiveness in under 18s
Posted Today Meningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of the meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per cent effectiveness in children and young adults inoculated with the 4CMenB vaccine, also known as Bexsero, according to a new collaborative study from researchers in Portugal and the UK and led by the University of Bristol which evaluated...
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Vaccine orders plummet amid coronavirus outbreak: CDC
Orders for vaccines against diseases such as measles have declined since a national emergency was declared in the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The number of vaccine doses ordered around the country has fallen sharply since mid-March, the CDC said, citing data from...
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Anti-vaccine activists latch onto coronavirus to bolster their movement
by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor) While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, some anti-vaccine groups are joining with anti-lockdown protesters to challenge restrictions aimed at protecting public health. Vaccine critics suffered serious setbacks in the past year, as states strengthened...
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Health panel: Millions of US kids should get hepatitis shot
by Mike Stobbe A scientific panel is recommending that more than 2 million U.S. kids get vaccinated against hepatitis A. Thirteen years ago, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended hepatitis A shots for all U.S. children at age 1. On Thursday, the panel said the shots should be given to older children who weren’t vaccinated earlier, including 14- to 18-year-olds who turned...