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FDA Licenses Two New Pediatric Combination Vaccines

pharmiweb.co.uk     21 hrs ago   5 related          

FP Expert Weighs Pros, Cons of Combination Vaccine Products By Barbara Bittner FDA officials approved the licensure of two new combination vaccines for children last month. A single dose of the vaccine, marketed as Kinrix, is...                

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Washington: Recent Disease Outbreaks Remind To Stay Immunizations

emaxhealth.com     yesterday   1 related          

Several recent disease outbreaks in Washington and across the country show the importance of keeping immunizations up-to-date. Three vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in the last four months in our state serve as an example...                

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Cases of whooping cough on the rise on Whidbey Island

heraldnet.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Whidbey Island's outbreak has likely reached its peak, a health officer says. By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer The number of suspected or confirmed cases of whooping cough on Whidbey Island has now hit 65 -- more than twice the...                

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Kinrix (Diptheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus...

rxlist.com     Jul 23, 2008          

KINRIX™ (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine) Suspension for Intramuscular Injection KINRIX (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and...                

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Whooping Cough cases watched carefully in southeast

aprn.org     Jul 23, 2008   3 related          

Health officials are keeping an eye on several cases of pertussis in Southeast Alaska. The respiratory illness is also known as whooping cough. Symptoms range from a light cold to a severe, spasmodic cough accompanied by fever...                

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Shots Required As School Approaches: County Health Department Providing Immunizations

redorbit.com     Jul 21, 2008   1 related          

By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Jul. 21--The last weeks of summer slipping away may be painful enough for Palm Beach County students, but for many children the new school year cannot start without feeling the prick of...                

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Health department to hold Tdap clinics

the-dispatch.com     Jul 18, 2008          

North Carolina has made several changes to the rules regarding vaccination of school-age children, including college students. Effective Jan. 1, 2008, a booster dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis) vaccine...                

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Disturbing medical news about kids

semissourian.com     Jul 18, 2008          

To the editor: I've read some articles lately that concern me greatly. One was about diseases that were mostly history when I was a kid — polio, measles, diphtheria and whooping cough — that are making a comeback. Apparently...                

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Pertussis Vaccination for Health Care Workers.

biowizard.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. thomas.sandora@childrens.harvard.edu Pertussis, an acute respiratory infection caused by...                

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Doctors Recommend Vaccines For Adults

kdka.com     Jul 17, 2008   1 related          

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― If you haven't had shots since you were a kid, you may be at risk for some contagious diseases - some can be serious, or even fatal. Adults tend to worry more about their kids, rather than themselves, when...                

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