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Partial vaccine dose may work as well as full shot
Published December 1, 2008, 5:38 pm, Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Giving just one fifth the dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose, researchers said on Tuesday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-02 01:15 Partial vaccine dose may work as well as full shot
Published December 1, 2008, 5:34 pm, Interactive Investor
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Giving just one fifth the dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose, researchers said on Tuesday. The finding should allow medics to stretch scarce vaccine resources, especially during epidemics in Africa. A clinical study conducted in Uganda by Epicentre -- the research arm of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres -- found ...
Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control
Published December 1, 2008, 5:28 pm, EurekAlert!
( Public Library of Science ) A partial dose of a commonly used vaccine against meningitis may be as effective as a full dose, according to new research published Dec. 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Fractional dosing would enable large-scale vaccination campaigns during epidemics, especially at a time of global vaccine shortages.
Markets in Brief
Published December 1, 2008, 4:54 pm, Haaretz Daily
Nasvax has received approval in principle for support from the Industry and Trade Ministry's chief scientist. The company can get up to NIS 720,000 in loans for flu vaccination research and development abroad, and up to NIS 2.2 million for R&D in Israel.
Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost
Published December 1, 2008, 4:34 pm, The MetroWest Daily News
About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
Flu arrives in Greene County; annual shot is best defense
Published December 1, 2008, 4:22 pm, The Springfield News-Leader
The flu is here.
Beef association urges ‘serious’ action on virus
Published December 1, 2008, 4:02 pm, The Herald
The National Beef Association has called for a more serious approach to eradicating bovine viral diarrhoea by the livestock industry because those animals that are persistently infected may spread bluetongue, even in vaccinated herds.
Search For Dog Continues In Sonora
Published December 1, 2008, 3:10 pm, MyMotherLode.com
Sonora, CA -- The Sonora Police Department is asking for help in locating a dog and its owner. On Saturday November 29 at approximately 11:20 am, a subject was bitten by a dog in the parking lot of the Tuolumne County Library.
Many doctors losing money on kids' shots
Published December 1, 2008, 1:54 pm, Denver Post
About one in every 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
It's time again to get yearly flu vaccine
Published December 1, 2008, 1:34 pm, El Paso Times
EL PASO -- Flu season is upon us once again. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 200,000 people -- including 20,000 children 5 and younger -- who are infected with the virus will have symptoms severe enough for hospitalization.
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