Infection Control Today - Vaccination

Best Way to Boost Adult Immunizations is Through Office-Based Action

Promoting immunizations as a part of routine office-based medical practice is needed to improve adult vaccination rates, a highly effective way to curb the spread of diseases across communities, prevent needless illness and deaths, and lower healthcare costs, according to a ...More

January 11, 2012

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Researchers Propose New Model to Design Better Flu Shots

The flu shot, typically the first line of defense against seasonal influenza, could better treat the U.S. population, thanks to University of Pittsburgh researchers. New research that focuses on the composition and timing of the shot design was published in the ...More

December 26, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Adult Immunization Needs to Move Up On the Health Checklist

Adults are not being immunized routinely for life-saving, vaccine-preventable diseases, according to Dr. Vivien Brown, an adjunct associate professor of McMaster University's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine who lectures extensively to doctors and other healthcare ...More

December 23, 2011

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Strict Policy Raises Hospital's Worker Flu Vaccination Rate Above 90 Percent

A California hospital raised its employee influenza vaccination rate above 90 percent by shifting from a voluntary vaccination program to one mandating all healthcare workers either get vaccinated or wear a mask at work for the entire flu season (December through March). A ...More

December 12, 2011

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APIC Supports Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers

In honor of National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) Dec. 4-10, 2011, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) urges the public to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu. APIC encourages and supports mandatory influenza vaccination ...More

December 7, 2011

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Californians for Patient Care Calls for Mandatory Flu Vaccine for All Healthcare Workers

Carmella Gutierrez, president of Californians for Patient Care, says that the call to action has been made by the California Department of Public Health, the California Hospital Association, the California Medical Association, the California Association of Physician Groups, ...More

December 6, 2011

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Pediatricians Receiving Regular Requests for Alternative Childhood Immunization Schedules

Seventy-seven percent of Washington state pediatricians report that they are sometimes or frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules for their patients, according to a new study from Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Researchers also found that ...More

November 28, 2011

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Researchers Develop a Vaccine Prototype Stronger Than Traditional Vaccines

Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers have created a vaccine that is more potent than traditional vaccines available today. The glycoconjugate vaccine prototype is 100 times more effective than traditional glycoconjugate vaccines. Their work is published in the ...More

November 28, 2011

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Sanofi Pasteur Launches Campaign to Help Parents Make Informed Decisions about Immunization

Sanofi Pasteur announces a new education campaign designed to help answer parents' questions about immunization and to offer healthcare professionals a reference tool to supplement their discussions about vaccination with patients. The ImmYounity campaign provides ...More

November 17, 2011

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Annual Childhood Flu Vaccines May Interfere With Development of Cross-Resistance

Vaccinating children annually against influenza virus interferes with their development of cross-reactive killer T cells to flu viruses generally, according to a paper in the November Journal of Virology. In this study, first author Rogier Bodewes of Erasmus Medical Center, ...More

November 16, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

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