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More children in U.S. are fully vaccinated
By Amy Pisani Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe, happy and healthy holiday season. It seems like we are heading into 2010 with some great news. I just read this report on msnbc.com by Reuters...
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H1N1 Survivor Urges College Kids To Get Vaccinated Against H1N1
By Amy Pisani Speaking with reporters from college newspapers across the country, ECBT spokesperson and H1N1 survivor Luke Duvall, continued his advocacy work by spreading the word about the importance...
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Help for Haiti: CDC’s Role
[Ed. Note: I just wanted to follow up on my recent post on Haiti relief, Small Change Can Make a Big Difference in Haiti, and bring attention to some of the great work that CDC is doing in Haiti right...
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Better Late Than Never
By Amy Pisani Tonight my small town in Eastern Connecticut will yet again host an immunization clinic at a local high school to provide H1N1 vaccine to the public. Special efforts have been made by our...
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A Mother’s Personal Story: Get Vaccinated Against Meningitis
By Lynn Bozof Lynn Bozof is one of five founding members of the National Meningitis Association. It’s great news that there is now a second vaccine licensed for meningococcal meningitis....
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Vaccinate According to Schedule for Best Protection
By Christine Vara Whether your child is four days, two months, or 42 years old, as a parent you will always feel the need to protect them. After all, no one has a bigger interest in the life of a...
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Why Infants Should Receive the Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth
By Christine Vara In honor of Hepatitis Awareness Month Recently, there has been some interesting discussion in the media regarding the Hepatitis B vaccine. The CDC suggests that this vaccine be...
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Immunization Budget Cuts Come with Consequences
Sometimes we have to make tough choices. Choices that we know will hurt. Choices that we know may hurt others. Every choice – every decision – comes with consequences. When it comes to budget cuts...
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Parental Concerns Regarding Vaccine Exemptions
Vaccine exemptions. They’re something many parents are concerned about, and many want to be informed about. Just this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued their latest report on...
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Measles Here, Measles There
If you follow health news at all, you simply can’t ignore the fact that measles is showing up here, there and everywhere – from Minnesota , Utah and Vermont, to the New England Aquarium, the Waldorf...
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ACIP Passes “Permissive” Recommendation for MenB Vaccine for Young Adults
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend MenB vaccine earlier today in order to protect young adults from the deadly “b” strain of meningitis. The full...
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CDC Answers Top Questions About Flu
Originally posted on NFID News:At the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) 2015 Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference held in Washington, DC last week, expert panelists spoke about...
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What You Should Know to Prepare for Flu This Season
Earlier today, Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the CDC, joined leading medical and public health experts at the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) News Conference to discuss the...
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October Updates from Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held it’s third and final meeting of 2016. The agenda included presentations pertaining to hepatitis B, pertussis, HPV,...
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How Fake Vaccine News Is Dangerous to Us All
Fake news is nothing new to vaccine advocates. For years we’ve been countering vaccine misinformation from a large number of sites such as Mercola, Natural News, Age of Autism and dozens of others....
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Special Report on the State of the ImmUnion Sent to Congress
Every Child By Two (ECBT) has shared this comprehensive 2017 State of the ImmUnion report with members of Congress to highlight the power of vaccines and suggest areas of action to fortify the health...
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