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| AAP Updates Several Vaccine Recommendations |
| Nurse.com - 9/30/11 |
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| The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued updates to several recommendations for vaccines, including one for the hepatitis A virus. |
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| Survey Shows More U.S. Children Getting Vaccines |
| Reuters - 9/1/11 |
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| More young children are getting immunized in the United States for preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis A, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. |
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| Vaccine Safety: New Report Finds Few Adverse Events Linked to Immunizations |
| TIME - 8/25/11 |
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| In a new report investigating adverse events caused by vaccines, a panel of experts says there are relatively few health problems caused by the most commonly recommended immunizations, which public health experts advise that all children receive. The conclusions, issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its latest report, "Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality," represent the most comprehensive review of the available literature on the potential side effects of eight vaccines – for mumps, measles and rubella (MMR); chickenpox; influenza; hepatitis A; hepatitis B; human papillomavirus (HPV); diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP); and meningococcus. |
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| Almost 2,700 Immunizations Given in Cumberland County |
| NBC-17 (NC) - 8/11/11 |
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| The Cumberland County Public Health Department has administered almost 2,700 doses of Hepatitis A immunizations since Tuesday morning to people who may have been exposed through an employee at the Olive Garden restaurant on North McPherson Church Road in Fayetteville. |
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