Doctors are warning about the risks to babies when older children are not vaccinated, after a spate of cases of measles in the past two months, including two infants infected. WA Health Department figures show two infants have contracted measles in the past fortnight after coming into contact with three infected young children from a “non-vaccinating” family.
Category: Vaccinations
Washington state mumps outbreak nears 300 cases
… saliva. It can be prevented through the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine . The Washington State Department of Health is urging people to get immunized and to take steps to prevent further spread. “It’s especially important for you to take …
Latest Clinical Data from OncBioMune Supports Safety and Therapeutic…
In the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial, ProscaVax is being evaluated for safety and efficacy in prostate specific antigen recurrent prostate cancer in hormone-naive and hormone-independent patients. Per protocol, 20 patients are expected to be enrolled in the 1a portion of the study, with therapy consisting of six ProscaVax induction vaccinations at a single dose.
Washington State mumps outbreak: 278 cases reported in 5 counties
… disease caused by a virus spread from person to person through saliva and mucus. To stop the spread, Washington health officials urge people to get vaccinated and to take precautions to help stop the spread of mumps. “The best protection against …
NHS staff flu jab rate rises
… taken up the offer of a flu jab. That is comfortably above last year’s overall figure for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board staff, of 41.4 per cent, which was the lowest of Wales’ health boards. And this year’s figure could rise further, with …
Save a Kitty’ at work
… to dump their unwanted cats at the fairgrounds. “I’ve brought cats to the vet with me and nursed them back to health. It’s just very sad.” Wheeler has also been working with the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley (HSOV) in hopes of starting a trap …
It’s flu season
PEYTON NEELY The Marietta Times Alice Simpson, 4, of Marietta awaits her vaccine sitting on her mother, Stephanie Brookover’s lap on Wednesday. Val Betkoski, registered nurse for the Washington County Health Department, assures Simpson that it will only hurt for a little bit.
Measles outbreak in L.A. proves vaccine mandates don’t work (but they …
A recent measles outbreak in Los Angeles County reveals the limitations of California’s strict new compulsory vaccination law, health experts say. A 2014 measles outbreak traced back to Disneyland infected 145 people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Measles outbreak in L.A. proves vaccine mandates don’t work (but they …
A recent measles outbreak in Los Angeles County reveals the limitations of California’s strict new compulsory vaccination law, health experts say. A 2014 measles outbreak traced back to Disneyland infected 145 people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
OK proposed vaccination mandate stirs controversy
… bill will voted on. “Our strategy is always education,” said Liza Greve, who started the Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice PAC and claims her son’s health and social issues are due to vaccines. “You cannot mandate a product that has no …
OK proposed vaccination mandate stirs controversy
… bill will voted on. “Our strategy is always education,” said Liza Greve, who started the Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice PAC and claims her son’s health and social issues are due to vaccines. “You cannot mandate a product that has no …
OHSU’s HIV vaccine technology acquired by Bay Area biotech
A San Francisco-based biotech company has acquired vaccine research by Oregon Health & Science University scientists, marking a critical step toward commercialization of a promising HIV vaccine. The deal involves the startup Vir Biotechnology Inc. buying TomegaVax Inc., an OHSU spinoff that holds the rights to the vaccine technology developed by Dr. Louis Picker and Klaus Frueh at OHSU’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute in Beaverton.
“Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” documentary screenings and clinics set
… can prevent cancer. Despite the availability of the HPV vaccine, local rates of vaccination are not as high as county health workers would like them to be. Only about 18 percent of area teens (22.8 percent of females, 14.2 percent of males) are …
Should vaccines be mandatory?
Some doctors are calling for mandatory vaccinations to counteract the growing anti-vaxxer trend . The trend has health officials worried since diseases like measles and mumps are having a resurgence.
First child death from flu reported this season in California as cases rise sharply
… Angeles. “If it keeps going up at this rate and stays up then we will see a lot more cases this year.” State public health officials Friday morning reported the first death of a child in this year’s flu season. The death was in Riverside County. …
LA Orthodox Jewish community hit by measles outbreak
… None of them could provide proof of vaccination, according to a spokesperson for the LA County Department of Public Health. In late December Rabbi Hershy Z. Ten, president of Bikur Cholim in Los Angeles, was informed of the outbreak by the medical …
Roaring ’20s event to benefit Furry Friends Food Relief
For Valentine’s Day, why not combine an evening of good food, music and dancing with supporting a good cause? Furry Friends Food Relief has just the ticket – its Second Annual Benefit Dinner on Feb. 11 at Shadow Lakes Golf Course promises a great night of fun along with raising money for this organization that helps families with their animals. Working in East County since 2014, the nonprofit distributes food for pets twice a week at their building in Brentwood, offers vaccine clinics every four weeks and distributes vouchers for spay and neuter services to those who qualify.
Best Ways to Steer Clear of the Flu
The best way for people to protect themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated — and it’s not too late to get a shot, an infectious diseases expert says. The flu vaccine also protects those who aren’t able to get it, including infants younger than 6 months and people with certain allergies and medical conditions, said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn.
Best Ways to Steer Clear of the Flu
The best way for people to protect themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated — and it’s not too late to get a shot, an infectious diseases expert says. The flu vaccine also protects those who aren’t able to get it, including infants younger than 6 months and people with certain allergies and medical conditions, said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn.
New genital herpes vaccine candidate shows promising results in preclinical tests
… “I know of no other HSV2 vaccine candidate with published results that are as promising as this study.” The public health burden from HSV2 is enormous. In the United States alone, researchers estimate that approximately one in six people age 15 to …
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
… to informing the Marco Island community about the American Cancer Society, the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health concern by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing …
1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections
… an HPV specialist at the American Cancer Society. The new estimate comes from an analysis of a 2013-14 national health survey; nearly 2,000 men aged 18 to 59 were tested for HPV. Results were published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology . The …
1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections
… an HPV specialist at the American Cancer Society. The new estimate comes from an analysis of a 2013-14 national health survey; nearly 2,000 men aged 18 to 59 were tested for HPV. Results were published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology . The …
1 in 4 U.S. men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections
… an HPV specialist at the American Cancer Society. The new estimate comes from an analysis of a 2013-14 national health survey; nearly 2,000 men aged 18 to 59 were tested for HPV. Results were published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology . The …
State of Rio de Janeiro to Receive 250,000 Yellow Fever Vaccines
The Health Department in Rio de Janeiro state published a technical note yesterday raising the level of vigilance to patients with symptoms characteristic of yellow fever in the fourteen municipalities in the North and Northwest Fluminense regions that border Minas Gerais and EspA rito Santo states. Municipalities of the North and Northwest of Rio state will receive vaccination 250,000 doses of the yellow fever vaccine as a precaution, photo by Caru Ribeiro/IMPRENSA RJ.
Free Pet Vaccinations to be Offered in Encinitas
On Saturday, Jan. 21, pet owners can head to the Community Food Bank located at 389 Requeza Street, between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the free services. “In many cases, the free vaccination and exam clinics keep families together,” said Jim Silviera, president of RCHS.
Research shows role played by PAMPs in immune system signaling and response
… funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the possibility of combining adjuvants to provide additional control, though that funding was not part of this …
Students urged to get vaccinated
Students returning to university for the start of term are being urged by the Public Health Agency to get a vaccine that can help protect against meningitis and septicaemia. The vaccine, which helps protect against meningococcal A, C, W and Y disease, is available from GPs for anyone aged 17-19 years , and first time university students up to the age of 25. Dr Lucy Jessop, Consultant in Health Protection at the PHA, said: “Older teenagers are at higher risk of getting MenW disease, so you need to get vaccinated to help protect yourself.
Mums embrace whooping cough vaccine
… for her to have her two daughters Olivia and baby Lucy vaccinated against meningococcal W strains this week. WA Health Department figures show 78 per cent of pregnant women had the vaccine in 2016, up from 70 per cent in 2015. When the free vaccine …
Healthful Hints: Vaccine can halt HPV, a cause of some cancers
… pre-teens vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer. The Rock County Public Health Department is working on a “Close the Door to Cancer” campaign in order to raise awareness and educate the public about HPV. …
No cost for cervical cancer screening for uninsured
During January, Cervical Health Awareness Month, the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services is spreading the word that cervical cancer is preventable and highly treatable if found early. Being screened for cervical cancer with a Pap test is the key to prevention and survival.
Children may be offered vaccine to lower flu risk
… the Royal College of Physicians, who advise the HSE on vaccinations, is to examine the proposal. It follows moves by health authorities in Northern Ireland to routinely offer the flu vaccine to all children aged two and over since September, 2014. …
Mumps outbreak in Washington worst in years
… and county totals released this week . It is the worst outbreak in Washington in 26 years, a state Department of Health spokesman told the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. But the virus has turned up throughout the region, including four cases in Fife …
Flu level raised to widespread in Ky. –
The Kentucky Department for Public Health , within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is raising the influenza level in the state from “regional” to “widespread.” Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity, which indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the regions in the state.
The U.S. already has a vaccine safety commission. And it works really well, experts say.
… commission on vaccines , which Kennedy would chair. The United States has a commission on vaccines. A top U.S. public health official said Friday that it relies on an array of medical, scientific and community experts to set policy on vaccines, and …
A vaccine commission? Bad idea
… sort would be unnecessary and politically irresponsible. At worst, it could prove incredibly dangerous for public health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Federal Drug Administration and the medical community at large have …
Nation-Now 26 mins ago 10:09 p.m.Vaccines: Breaking down and debunking 10 myths
In this photo illustration the H1N1 swine flu vaccination Pandemic, the intensifier and a syringe are seen at Virchow clinical center on October 26, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. More parents have been skipping or delaying vaccinations for their children, a trend that has contributed to recent outbreaks of nearly forgotten diseases such as measles, mumps and whooping cough.
Vet sees parvo cases spike
An Orange vet has seen nine puppies and dogs come to her clinic with parvovirus in the past month up from one case every two or three months. VACCINATION WARNING: Canobolas Family Pet Hospital vet nurse Cass Scurrah with Heidi is warning dog owners to get them vaccinated due to increased prevalence of parvovirus.
Flu level raised to widespread in Kentucky –
The Kentucky Department for Public Health , within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is raising the influenza level in the state from “regional” to “widespread.” Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity, which indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the regions in the state.
Flu death in Lake Charles, virus spikes in Louisiana
A warning this week about just how serious the flu virus can be, after the death of a patient in Lake Charles from flu complications. The death is a tragic reminder of the virus’ strength and CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital infectious disease physician, Dr. Tim Haman, says it is not something to be taken lightly.