Why Skipping Vaccines Is A Public, Not Personal, Health Choice
(Reuters Health) - Too many U.S. adults are not getting vaccinated, putting themselves and others at risk, immunization experts say.
According to the latest available data, about 44 percent of adults over age 19 had a flu shot; 20 percent had a TDAP vaccine, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and 20 percent of 19-to-64-year-olds at risk of pneumonia had that vaccine (compared to 60 percent of those over 65).
Just 27 percent of those over age 60 were vaccinated against herpes zoster, which cuts the risk of shingles in half, according to new guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization P...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Coverage with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine and Influenza Vaccine Among Pregnant Women — Minnesota, March 2013–December 2014
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 19, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Govt Refutes Tetanus Vaccines Shortage Claims
[Daily News] The government has said that Dar es Salaam Region has enough stock of tetanus vaccines for all its municipal councils, refuting claims that there was a shortage of the same. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 3, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Sudan: Tetanus Vaccination Campaign Launched in North Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] El Fasher -A six-day campaign was launched in North Darfur on Wednesday, which aims to vaccinate women of child-bearing age (between 15 and 45 years old) in vulnerable areas of the state against tetanus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 16, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Sudan: A Tetanus Vaccination Campaign for Mother and New-Born Kicks Off in Eight North Darfur Localities Wednesday
[SNA] Fashir -Campaign to vaccinate new born and women in the age group15-45 against tetanus will kick off on Wednesday and continues for six days in 8 localities in North Darfur. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 14, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
DTP (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed USP) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Daptacel (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Study Confirms Safety of Tdap Vaccine in Pregnancy, Finds No Microcephaly Risk Study Confirms Safety of Tdap Vaccine in Pregnancy, Finds No Microcephaly Risk
A new analysis supports current recommendations for routine administration of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy and expands on what is currently known about the vaccine ' s safety in pregnant women, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 2, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Tdap During Pregnancy Not Associated with Microcephaly (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Immunization with the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk for structural birth defects, including microcephaly, according to a … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 1, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Common Tdap vaccine safe for pregnant women
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News The tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, or Tdap, vaccine is safe for pregnant women who hope to pass their immunity on to their newborns, a new study shows. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Common Vaccine Safe for Mother, Fetus
Finding should reassure women who get Tdap shot to help protect their infant against whooping cough
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Pregnancy, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccines (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tdap Vaccine Safe for Mother, Fetus
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2016 -- The Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine is safe for pregnant women who hope to pass their immunity on to their newborns, a new study shows.
The vaccine does not appear to cause birth defects or any other major... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Many Guilford students still need vaccines
Nearly half of Guilford County seventh-graders still need vaccines to attend school, according to an article in the Greensboro News and Record.
The students have two more weeks to receive the shots. If they don't, the students will not be able to attend school.
Parents of seventh-graders who haven't gotten the required immunizations for infections such as tetanus and diphtheria will get a letter home this week about the need to visit a d octor soon.
The Guilford County Department of Health and… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 13, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Katie Arcieri Source Type: news
The Number Of Parents Who Refuse To Vaccinate Is On The Rise
A decade ago, the first vaccine against human papilloma virus was administered in Australia to help prevent several deadly cancers, including cervical, anal and throat and tongue cancer. Since then, the HPV vaccine has been introduced in 130 countries, and the number of new cervical cancer cases has been cut in half worldwide.
“In Australia there’s already been a 90 percent reduction in infections in the 10 years the program has been running,” Ian Frazer, chief executive of the Translational Research Institute, told the BBC. Cervical cancer in Australia is also dropping, according to the Au...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Tanzania: Govt to Import Tetanus Vaccines to Curb Shortage
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The government said Tuesday it would soon import a consignment of tetanus toxoid vaccine to address a countrywide shortage. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 2, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
