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Study Criticizes Swine-Flu Follow-Up

By VT / June 20, 2010

Donald G. McNeil, Jr. The New York Times 06/17/2010 There is too little genetic surveillance of last year’s human pandemic flu, which has gone on to infect pigs in China and is readily mixing with other flus there, according to a study released Thursday by researchers in Hong Kong. No dangerous new strain has emerged, […]

Addition of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency as a Contraindication for Administration of Rotavirus Vaccine

By VT / June 20, 2010

CDC 06/11/2010 In response to reported cases of vaccine-acquired rotavirus infection in infants with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) following rotavirus vaccine administration, both Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals have revised the prescribing information and patient labeling for their respective rotavirus vaccine products, pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) and monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1), with approval from […]

What Will FDA Do About Mercury Fillings?

By Catherine J. Frompovich / June 18, 2010

Mercury exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system of people of all ages. It has been demonstrated that high levels of methylmercury in the bloodstream of unborn babies and young children may harm the developing nervous system, making the child less able to think and learn.

Rabies vaccine being sprayed from the sky

By VT / June 17, 2010

Air drops of rabies vaccines begin today DAILY SUN STAFF azdailysun.com 06/15/2010 Get ready for “ketchup packets” falling from the sky. Today, an aircraft will begin dropping edible rabies vaccines aimed at gray foxes in a 1,433-square-mile area that includes forests and less populated areas outside Flagstaff, Parks, Williams, Mountainaire, Kachina Village and Winona. A […]

But I told you so

By VT / June 17, 2010

Courtenay Bartholomew Trinidad and Tobago Express 06/16/10 Close to over two centuries ago, the poet Lord Byron wrote: ‘Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe/ Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast/ Is that portentous phrase ‘I told you so.” Look, to misquote the great bards is anathema to me and so, I had […]

Spain Weighs In on HPV Vaccines

By VT / June 15, 2010

SEO Press Releases 06/14/2010 AAVP (Association of Affected Young Women by HPV Vaccine) was created to support and assist young women adversely affected by HPV vaccines in response to lack of honest answers from Spanish Health Authorities and members of parliament who tried to convince families that HPV vaccines did not cause side effects. AAVP […]

New vaccination requirements

By VT / June 15, 2010

Traci Capellman Fox28.com 06/14/2010 If you have a student entering 6th through 12th grade, they will need some need new vaccines this year. Indiana is now requiring a Tdap, Menactra, and a second Varicella (or chickenpox) vaccine before school this year. To try to help get people in, the St. Joseph County Health Department has […]

HealthMin: Most swine flu vaccines to be destroyed

By VT / June 15, 2010

Prague Daily Monitor 06/11/2010 Most of the swine flu vaccines the Czech Republic has bought for 220 million crowns will probably be destroyed, only a minor part will be preserved as strategic reserve, Health Minister Dana Juraskova told CTK Friday. The state ordered a supply of one million vaccines, but only less than one percent […]

Robots offer vaccination packaging accuracy

By VT / June 13, 2010

Claudia B Flisi Scientist Live 06/13/2010 Certain diseases – rabies, meningitis, cholera and yellow fever, for example – are natural-born killers. Even a prosaic cold-weather flu can be fatal. As many as half a million people die from influenza every year. So a decision to specialise in vaccines against such diseases makes good sense socially […]

Camel DNA may lead to better vaccines

By VT / June 13, 2010

Kareem Shaheen The National 06/10/2010 Researchers say they have for the first time completely mapped the genome of the Arabian camel, a milestone that some believe will help to develop more powerful vaccines for human beings. It marks the first sequencing of a mammal’s genome in the Middle East and the project’s advocates say the […]

Infanrix, pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccinations for your child

By VT / June 13, 2010

The Temasek Review 06/13/2010 Combination vaccines such as Infranrix 5 in 1 and 6 in 1 are becoming more popular among Singaporeans. They are approved for use by the Ministry of Health and are available in both polyclinics and private GP clinics. Combination vaccines have been shown to be effective and have improved acceptability and […]

Bill Gates to Finance Argentine Vaccine Development Program

By VT / June 13, 2010

Latin American Tribune 06/13/2010 An Argentine scientist’s project to develop vaccines taken orally will receive funding from the foundation headed by Bill Gates, the Argentine government said Saturday. The research project is developing innovative vaccines taken orally and equipment to diagnose infectious diseases. The work, directed by Argentine scientist Juliana Cassataro of the Immunogenetics Laboratory […]