Infection Control Today - Vaccination

To Avoid Pain During an Injection, Look Away

Health professionals commonly say, "Don't look and it won't hurt" before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information ...More

May 14, 2012

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Study Shows School-Based Health Centers Boost Vaccination Rates

New research from the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows that school-based health centers are highly effective in delivering comprehensive care, especially vaccines to adolescents. The study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, highlights the value of a ...More

May 7, 2012

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases to Hold 15th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases will host the 15th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, May 7-9, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. This three-day conference presents high-quality, current reports of scientific progress via invited ...More

May 4, 2012

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Immunization Advocate Receives Childhood Immunization Champion Award From CDC

The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) announces that its associate director for immunization projects, Diane C. Peterson, has been selected as the Minnesota recipient of the first annual Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion ...More

April 24, 2012

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Flu Vaccination Reminder Via Text Messaging Improves Rate of Vaccination

A text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach, low-income, urban, minority population of children and adolescents, although coverage overall ...More

April 24, 2012

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Providers' Attitude Toward Vaccinating Young Males Against HPV May Challenge New Recommendations

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that a healthcare provider's attitude toward male human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may influence the implementation of new guidelines. They believe targeted provider education on the benefits of ...More

March 13, 2012

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Vaccination May be Key for True Elimination of HIV-1

In what may prove to be a major step forward for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, scientists have discovered an effective way to eliminate a notoriously persistent form of the virus that does not respond to current therapies. The research, published online by Cell Press on ...More

March 8, 2012

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Combination Vaccine Associated With Small Increased Risk of Febrile Seizure on Day of Vaccination

In a study that included nearly 400,000 children, receipt of the combined diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine was associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures on the day of the ...More

February 21, 2012

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Vaccination Intentions Declined While Risk of H1N1 Still Climbed in First Year of Pandemic

During the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, the public’s intention to be vaccinated tapered, even while the perception of risk increased and the pandemic flourished, reports a national study, "Trends in Risk Perceptions and Vaccination Intentions: A Longitudinal Study of ...More

February 16, 2012

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Researchers Examine Impact of Vaccination of HCWs on Hospital-Acquired Influenza Among Patients

In acute-care hospitals, no evidence of a protective effect of healthcare worker (HCW) vaccination on hospital-acquired influenza (HAI) in patients has been documented. Thomas Benet, of Hospices Civils de Lyon in Lyon, France, and colleagues, sought to ascertain the ...More

February 7, 2012

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