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Got your flu shot? Less than half of health care workers do
Published December 4, 2008, 8:04 pm, The Gainesville Times
You’ve probably seen the public service announcements on TV recently about "the faces of influenza." These commercials urge you to get a flu shot if you’re at risk for flu, or if you’re a caregiver for someone who is.
Vaccine group disputes inquest finding
Published December 4, 2008, 4:17 pm, The Herald
The parents of an 18-month-old boy who died 10 days after having his MMR jab lost a "David and Goliath" battle against the establishment, according to a vaccines pressure group.
GlaxoSmithKline and The Carter Center Reaffirm Commitment to Global Public Health with Expansion of LF Program
Published December 4, 2008, 4:00 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
GSK CEO marks 10th anniversary of drive to eliminate lymphatic filariasis with donation of one-billionth albendazole tablet and grant to The Carter Center
Immunization records due Dec. 16
Published December 4, 2008, 9:28 am, Simcoe.com
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reminding parents of elementary school students to submit their child’s immunization records by Dec. 16. Students whose records are not submitted by this deadline face suspension from school.
MMR vaccine played no part in baby's sudden death, coroner says
Published December 4, 2008, 8:24 am, Guardian Unlimited
The MMR vaccine played no part in the death of a baby 10 days after getting the jab, a coroner ruled today. George Fisher, aged 18 months, was discovered dead in his cot in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, by his mother, Sarah Fisher, hours after he was heard "chatting away on the baby monitor". Fisher, 42, and her husband Christopher, 43, believe the vaccine is "implicated" in their son's ...
Key Challenges and Issues facing the World Immunoassay Instruments Market
Published December 4, 2008, 4:07 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue.
Measles outbreak leads to mass vaccination for thousands of at risk children
Published December 3, 2008, 8:52 am, Daily Telegraph
A mass vaccination programme to immunise thousands of school children is underway following a measles outbreak in Cheshire.
Nurses hit 200 schools in mass vaccination campaign to control 'escalating' measles outbreak
Published December 3, 2008, 3:54 am, Daily Mail
Nurses are visiting more than 200 schools as a mass MMR vaccination starts today to combat a measles outbreak. Health officials in Cheshire have contacted around 10,000 parents to ask for consent to give the jab to their children.
MMR bid to halt measles outbreak
Published December 3, 2008, 3:37 am, Channel 4
Nursing teams are visiting more than 200 schools as a mass MMR vaccination starts to fight a measles outbreak. Health officials in Cheshire have contacted around 10,000 parents to ask for consent to the jab.
Measles cases on the increase
Published December 3, 2008, 12:39 am, ic CheshireOnline
HEALTH chiefs are renewing their plea to parents to allow their children to be vaccinated after a further five cases of measles have been reported.
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