Vaccination

Making the Operating Room a Safer Place

Making the Operating Room a Safer Place By Michael Garvin, MHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) injury data indicates that outside of the patient room, the operating room (OR) is the site of the most employee injuries due to needles, scalpels and other ...More
October 1, 2002
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Stater Bros. Markets Providing Flu Vaccination Clinics

COLTON, Calif. -- Stater Bros. Markets and OnSite Wellness Medical will be providing flu vaccination clinics at select Stater Bros. Supermarkets throughout October and November. Clinics will be open to the public (adults: 18 years or older only) and vaccinations will be ...More
October 1, 2002
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BD Ships Smallpox Vaccine Needles Globally

FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ - Syringe and Needle manufacturing giant Becton, Dickinson has begun shipping a specialized needle necessary for administering the smallpox vaccine worldwide. The FDA-cleared, European CE marked bifurcated needle has two tiny prongs that hold the vaccine. ...More
September 30, 2002
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African Americans Less Likely Than Whites to be Vaccinated Against Influenza Each Year

BETHESDA, Md. -- The following release was issued today by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Fewer than half of African Americans over the age of 65 are vaccinated against influenza each year as compared to whites, placing thousands of older African Americans ...More
September 17, 2002
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New Paper From Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Says Groups at Risk For Severe Reactions From Smallpox Vaccine

MILWAUKEE -- Smallpox vaccines could do more harm than good for people with AIDS or allergic skin diseases, according to research presented in the September 2002 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed, scientific ...More
September 6, 2002
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Fighting the Flu

Fighting the Flu How to get your staff and patients ready for the fall influenza season By Susan Dolan, RN, MS, CIC Objectives: 1. To define influenza and recognize its symptoms. 2. To distinguish between influenza viruses and identify their traits. 3. To employ strategies ...More
September 1, 2002
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Terumo AD Syringes and Glaxo SmithKline Biologicals will contribute to safer injection practices in emerging markets

Terumo Europe announces that it has recently started to cooperate with Glaxo SmithKline Biologicals for a major contribution to international public health by supplying Terumo Auto-Disable syringes, which will be used to deliver vaccines in emerging countries. Glaxo ...More
August 22, 2002
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Abbott To Bar Code Pharmaceuticals

Citing industry need for improved tracking methods, officials at Abbott Laboratories have announced the company will have all of their nearly 1,000 injectable pharmaceuticals bar coded by 2003 to ensure patient safety. Some 45 percent of the company's products are currently ...More
August 1, 2002
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Limited Smallpox Vaccinations Recommended

ATLANTA - A scientific panel announced last week that the Bush Administration should consider vaccinating key federal and state government officials with the smallpox vaccine to prevent widespread infection in case of a bioterrorism attack. The recommendation is under ...More
June 25, 2002
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Hepatitis B Vaccination, Nerve Diseases Not Related

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Contrary to several consumers' groups voiced concerns, a federally funded scientific panel has found no evidence to link nerve diseases to hepatitis B vaccinations. The panel recommended further research, but concluded there is no proof the vaccine causes ...More
June 5, 2002
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