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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-born-covid-antibodies-moderna-vaccine/ BY SOPHIE LEWIS MARCH 19, 2021 / 6:55 AM / CBS NEWS At 36 weeks pregnant, a South Florida frontline health care worker received her first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She gave birth three weeks later to a healthy baby girl — with COVID-19 antibodies Doctors believe the newborn marks the first known case […]

Boosting Vaccine Confidence in Multicultural Patient Communities By Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 7, 2021 / celebrities, countering vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 vaccine, minority communities, vaccine advocates, vaccine hesitancy For a while now, we have been talking about how some folks have been targeting minority communities with their misinformation about vaccines. “As COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out, […]

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2021/03/20/philadelphia-measles-outbreak-1991/?utm_campaign=All%20Access&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=117847572&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8pbTsZq7o3snzgNOekzPav7OyB3hqHVm0KKx0vE0w_NH4Uz4RHqDvAqMxszwrKDfSOEmxDrZ3k8GRHbfbmgBoI6Y7bZg&utm_content=117847572&utm_source=hs_email A look back at the city’s last vaccine crisis — and what we can learn from it today. by VICTOR FIORILLO· 3/20/2021, 9:00 p.m. Bob Ross remembers the moment vividly. The date was January 16, 1991, the same day that then-President George H.W. Bush launched Operation Desert Storm, the second stage of America’s war […]

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab060/6121316?login=true&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_7_3-DM47765&ACSTrackingLabel=CDC%20Test%20a%20New%20Interactive%20Web%20Tool&deliveryName=USCDC_7_3-DM47765 Angela P Campbell, MD, MPH, Constance Ogokeh, MPH, Geoffrey A Weinberg, MD, Julie A Boom, MD, Janet A Englund, MD, John V Williams, MD, Natasha B Halasa, MD, MPH, Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, Mary A Staat, MD, MPH, Eileen J Klein, MD, MPH … Show more Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciab060, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab060 Published: 27 January 2021 Abstract Background The 2019-2020 influenza season was characterized by early onset with […]

10 Facts About Vaccinations and The Role of Nurses February 8, 2021 | Maura Deering World Immunization Week takes place during the last week of April each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners sponsor the event to promote global vaccination practices as the most effective way to protect people from disease. The 2020 theme, #VaccinesWorkforAll, celebrates […]

https://pittsburgh.lamegamedia.com/nota/lo-que-usted-necesita-saber-sobre-la-vacuna-anticovid DECEMBER 22, 2020 por DR. DIEGO CHAVES-GNECCO, MD, MPH, FAAP (diego.chaves-gnecco@chp.edu) PUBLICADO DECEMBER 22, 2020 LECTURA DE 4 MINUTOS Los primeros cargamentos de las dos vacunas –la de Pfizer y la de Moderna– aprobadas para su administración bajo condiciones de emergencia se destinan a trabajadores de la salud y la población vulnerable como adultos mayores. Para lograr estas […]

https://pittsburgh.lamegamedia.com/nota/me-vacuno-por-mi-familia-mis-pacientes-y-mi-comunidad FEBRUARY 04, 2021  por DR. DIEGO CHAVES-GNECCO, MD, MPH, FAAP (diego.chaves-gnecco@chp.edu) PUBLICADO FEBRUARY 04, 2021 LECTURA DE 3 MINUTOS Terminando el mes de diciembre del 2020 recibí mi primera dosis de la vacuna de Moderna contra el COVID-19. La segunda se programó para finales de enero. Con Pfizer se requiere una segunda vacuna 17 a 21 días después […]

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/pages/Recommended-Immunization-Schedules.aspx Recommended Immunization Schedules ​​​​​​​The following schedules indicate the recommended ages for routine administration of currently licensed vaccines for children. Any dose not administered at the recommended age should be administered at a subsequent visit when indicated and feasible. Birth ​- 6 Years 7 – 1​​8 Years​ AAP Pediatrician Anita Chandra, MD, FAAP offers an […]

20 November 2020 https://www.romper.com/pregnancy/how-to-ask-family-to-get-the-flu-shot-other-vaccines-before-baby-is-born?emci=e3144c45-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&emdi=c84752e4-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&ceid=8413002 When my close friend had her baby in January 2019, she and her husband asked family and friends who wanted to hold their newborn to get a flu shot first. I had never even thought about what vaccines to get to be around a newborn, but her request made perfect sense. I […]

20 November 2020 By Rasha Aridi SMITHSONIANMAG.COM https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/resurgence-measles-killed-more-200000-people-last-year-180976352/?emci=e3144c45-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&emdi=c84752e4-942d-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&ceid=8413002 Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a harrowing report, stating that deaths caused by measles are up nearly 50 percent since 2016, reports Aimee Cunningham for Science News. Despite there being a highly effective vaccine, […]

4 December 2020 https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/12/04/routine-vaccines-key-for-seniors-during-pandemic?emci=d44e4847-9d38-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&emdi=31a7ae05-9e38-eb11-9fb4-00155d43b2cd&ceid=8413002 By Sarah Blazonis Pinellas County UPDATED 5:28 PM ET Dec. 04, 2020 PUBLISHED 4:18 PM ET Dec. 04, 2020 ST. PETERSURG, Fla. – The world is anxiously awaiting the coronavirus vaccine. In the meantime, health experts and advocates for older Americans say there are other immunizations that shouldn’t be put off, like those […]

17 November 2020 https://www.who.int/news/item/17-11-2020-a-cervical-cancer-free-future-first-ever-global-commitment-to-eliminate-a-cancer?emci=3ae0d6a4-a629-eb11-9fb4-00155d03affc&emdi=7d340f67-a729-eb11-9fb4-00155d03affc&ceid=8413002  WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could reduce more than 40% of new cases of the disease and 5 million related deaths by 2050. Today’s development represents a historic milestone because it […]

12 November 2020 https://www.who.int/news/item/12-11-2020-worldwide-measles-deaths-climb-50-from-2016-to-2019-claiming-over-207-500-lives-in-2019 News release Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by WHO and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles cases worldwide increased to 869 770 in 2019, the highest number reported since 1996 with increases in all WHO […]

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. kids are getting a recommended vaccine that protects against several cancers — but there is still much room for improvement, a new study finds. At issue is the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV). Certain strains of HPV are sexually transmitted, and some […]

Following on the AAP’s #CallYourPediatrician campaign, which aims to reach parents with timely reminders that going to the pediatrician, even during COVID-19, is important and safe, the National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) is out with a new briefing document that compiles recent strategies that state officials have employed to ensure children stay up-to-date […]

(New York Times) As public health officials look to fall and winter, the specter of a new surge of Covid-19 gives them chills. But there is a scenario they dread even more: a severe flu season, resulting in a “twindemic.” Even a mild flu season could stagger hospitals already coping with Covid-19 cases. And though […]

(HealthDay News) When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. An increased vaccination rate among grade schoolers in California was associated with a decrease in flu hospitalizations for folks in every other age bracket, researchers report. The results come as no surprise to public health experts, given children’s […]

(New York Times) Making sure that your kids get a yearly flu shot is always a good idea, but even more so this fall, as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout much of the United States. As any parent knows, cold and flu season always brings a host of respiratory viruses and runny noses, but this year […]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) opposes today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) authorizing state-licensed pharmacists to order and administer all vaccines to children and adolescents ages 3-18 years.   “This move is incredibly misguided. In the middle of a pandemic, what families are looking for is reassurance and clinical guidance from the doctors they trust most to care for their children: […]

(USA Today) A recent survey serves as a small snapshot of a national problem that some fear may be exacerbated in the fall as children return to school for in-person instruction. The national survey, released Wednesday and conducted by Orlando Health, found the vast majority of parents believe vaccines are the best way to protect their […]

(Annenberg Public Policy Center) The flu vaccine is considered one of the great achievements in public health, and each year it prevents millions of people from getting sick and thousands of deaths. Even so, social media messages abound with skepticism and falsehoods about vaccination. What effect, if any, do these social media messages have on […]

(CNN) The federal government is doing too little to counter disinformation and boost public confidence in forthcoming coronavirus vaccines, say NIH Director Francis Collins and National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci. “Unfortunately, the anti-vax content is much more viral, much stickier than the pro-vaccine, pro-public health, pro-science content,” said Chelsea Clinton, […]