Chasing that elusive dengue vaccine (TODAY, Commentary, April
... illness is thus all the more urgent. How then is Singapore contributing to this global effort in vaccine development? Ironically, while the original call for a global effort in dengue vaccine development was made here, there had been little impetus for Singapore to develop a dengue vaccine since the ...
... illness is thus all the more urgent. How then is Singapore contributing to this global effort in vaccine development? Ironically, while the original call for a global effort in dengue vaccine development was made here, there had been little impetus for Singapore to develop a dengue vaccine since the ...
Vaccination: A Cornerstone of Public Health
... diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio (OPV) and measles for their regular infant immunization schedule have contributed to the prevention of millions of unnecessary deaths. Many vaccines exist and are increasingly offered to all infants in many countries allowing for additional prevention of untimel ...
... diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio (OPV) and measles for their regular infant immunization schedule have contributed to the prevention of millions of unnecessary deaths. Many vaccines exist and are increasingly offered to all infants in many countries allowing for additional prevention of untimel ...
The Struggle with Infectious Disease
... • Awarded a patent for anthrax vaccine before he had actually demonstrated that it worked – Lab books indicate he had used another method to create original vaccine, but that method had already been published by Toussaint ...
... • Awarded a patent for anthrax vaccine before he had actually demonstrated that it worked – Lab books indicate he had used another method to create original vaccine, but that method had already been published by Toussaint ...
Recognizing the Threat of Leptospirosis
... year after the second vaccination, animals were challenged with serovar Hardjo. Another part of the study tested the commercial vaccine’s ability to induce short-term immunity to infection. Animals were immunized twice and challenged 3 months later. The commercial vaccine appeared to be effective, A ...
... year after the second vaccination, animals were challenged with serovar Hardjo. Another part of the study tested the commercial vaccine’s ability to induce short-term immunity to infection. Animals were immunized twice and challenged 3 months later. The commercial vaccine appeared to be effective, A ...
Epidemiology of Measles
... Incidence among children 6–8 months of age fell from > 400/100 000 before the implementation of the new policy to < 100/ 100 000 in 1997. Similarly, among children aged 9–11 months, the number of cases fell from > 200/100 000 before the implementation of the new policy to <100/100 000 in 1997. ...
... Incidence among children 6–8 months of age fell from > 400/100 000 before the implementation of the new policy to < 100/ 100 000 in 1997. Similarly, among children aged 9–11 months, the number of cases fell from > 200/100 000 before the implementation of the new policy to <100/100 000 in 1997. ...
Precautions for Varicella Vaccine
... syndrome), functional or anatomic asplenia, CSF leaks or cochlear implants, and who have not previously received PCV13 or PPSV23 should receive a single dose of PCV13 followed by a dose of PPSV23 at least 8 weeks later. Adults aged 19 years or older with the aforementioned conditions who have previo ...
... syndrome), functional or anatomic asplenia, CSF leaks or cochlear implants, and who have not previously received PCV13 or PPSV23 should receive a single dose of PCV13 followed by a dose of PPSV23 at least 8 weeks later. Adults aged 19 years or older with the aforementioned conditions who have previo ...
ARTICLE Polio and Smallpox - Progressive Radio Network
... compared to children whose mothers did not receive the polio vaccines. This would also explain why these childrens’ tumors contained the SV40 virus present, even though the children themselves did not receive the vaccine. [9] There is a large body of scientific literature detailing the catastrophic ...
... compared to children whose mothers did not receive the polio vaccines. This would also explain why these childrens’ tumors contained the SV40 virus present, even though the children themselves did not receive the vaccine. [9] There is a large body of scientific literature detailing the catastrophic ...
SIX - Beyond Conformity
... stricken with measles were not immunized because of personal reasons or their age. Measles, marked by fever, cough and a blotchy rash, has been eliminated in the U.S. for more than a decade thanks to an aggressive vaccination effort. Outbreaks still crop up when Americans or foreign visitors become ...
... stricken with measles were not immunized because of personal reasons or their age. Measles, marked by fever, cough and a blotchy rash, has been eliminated in the U.S. for more than a decade thanks to an aggressive vaccination effort. Outbreaks still crop up when Americans or foreign visitors become ...
Document
... properties that delay or prevent regulatory approval or limit their commercial profile; if approved, risks associated with market acceptance, including pricing and reimbursement; our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights; adverse market conditions; and changes to laws and government re ...
... properties that delay or prevent regulatory approval or limit their commercial profile; if approved, risks associated with market acceptance, including pricing and reimbursement; our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights; adverse market conditions; and changes to laws and government re ...
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
... epidemic (“meningitis belt” of sub-Saharan Africa, Mecca, Saudi Arabia for Hajj). Revaccination at 3-5 years may be indicated for persons at high risk for infection (e.g., persons residing in areas in which disease is epidemic). Counsel college freshmen, especially those who live in dormitories, reg ...
... epidemic (“meningitis belt” of sub-Saharan Africa, Mecca, Saudi Arabia for Hajj). Revaccination at 3-5 years may be indicated for persons at high risk for infection (e.g., persons residing in areas in which disease is epidemic). Counsel college freshmen, especially those who live in dormitories, reg ...
MEDICAL INNOVATION: POLIO VACCINE (PHARMACEUTICAL
... develop and less risky that a live version of the vaccine pursued by Dr. Sabin. Conversely, Dr. Sabin’s theory held that a “live,” orally administered polio vaccine (OPV) would present the best opportunity for eventual eradication of the disease, as it involved no shots, and would provide both intes ...
... develop and less risky that a live version of the vaccine pursued by Dr. Sabin. Conversely, Dr. Sabin’s theory held that a “live,” orally administered polio vaccine (OPV) would present the best opportunity for eventual eradication of the disease, as it involved no shots, and would provide both intes ...
WHO information sheet - World Health Organization
... Leroux-Roels G, Desombere I, de Tollenaere G et al. (1997). Hepatitis B vaccine containing surface antigen and selected preS1 and preS2 sequences. 1. Safety and immunogenicity in young, healthy adults. Vaccine, 15:1724–31. Levy-Bruhl D, Rebiere I, Desenclos JC, Drucker J (1999). Comparaison entre le ...
... Leroux-Roels G, Desombere I, de Tollenaere G et al. (1997). Hepatitis B vaccine containing surface antigen and selected preS1 and preS2 sequences. 1. Safety and immunogenicity in young, healthy adults. Vaccine, 15:1724–31. Levy-Bruhl D, Rebiere I, Desenclos JC, Drucker J (1999). Comparaison entre le ...
Frequent and seasonally variable sublethal anthrax infections are
... remains unclear why sporadic or cyclic outbreaks of the disease should occur rather than a more constant incidence of anthrax cases. Given the endemic nature of anthrax in ENP and the fact that anthrax deaths do occur throughout the year in this system, it appears that animals can come into contact ...
... remains unclear why sporadic or cyclic outbreaks of the disease should occur rather than a more constant incidence of anthrax cases. Given the endemic nature of anthrax in ENP and the fact that anthrax deaths do occur throughout the year in this system, it appears that animals can come into contact ...
Case Studies in Public Health Preparedness and Response to
... and other town officials, CDC Select Agent program, University of New Hampshire, CDC EIS officer, NH Department of Homeland Security, EPA, NH Department of Health and Human Services ...
... and other town officials, CDC Select Agent program, University of New Hampshire, CDC EIS officer, NH Department of Homeland Security, EPA, NH Department of Health and Human Services ...
Immunisation for babies
... Thiomersal is no longer used in vaccines in the routine childhood immunisation programme. A minuscule amount of mercury was used for over 60 years to help preserve vaccines. In all this time, there was never any evidence that it did any harm. However, its use has now been phased out as part of the g ...
... Thiomersal is no longer used in vaccines in the routine childhood immunisation programme. A minuscule amount of mercury was used for over 60 years to help preserve vaccines. In all this time, there was never any evidence that it did any harm. However, its use has now been phased out as part of the g ...
The global burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome
... • Only 33% of serological studies are from the 1990s/2000; year of study is unknown for 33% of available datasets • Data are available from only 20 out of the 67 countries that had not introduced rubella-containing vaccine • Sampling methods are sometimes unclear • Data quality is sometimes very poo ...
... • Only 33% of serological studies are from the 1990s/2000; year of study is unknown for 33% of available datasets • Data are available from only 20 out of the 67 countries that had not introduced rubella-containing vaccine • Sampling methods are sometimes unclear • Data quality is sometimes very poo ...
Pertussis - Jay School Corporation
... and appear distressed. The coughing fit may be followed by vomiting and exhaustion. Young infants are at highest risk for developing complications like pneumonia and seizures from the disease. Adolescents and adults who have been previously vaccinated may have milder disease, but they can still spre ...
... and appear distressed. The coughing fit may be followed by vomiting and exhaustion. Young infants are at highest risk for developing complications like pneumonia and seizures from the disease. Adolescents and adults who have been previously vaccinated may have milder disease, but they can still spre ...
Human Illness Associated with Use of Veterinary
... To assess the risk of disease following occupational exposure to the RB51 vaccine, the CDC initiated a passive surveillance registry in 1998 to report unintentional autoinoculation of RB51 vaccine by veterinarians and by others at risk for occupational exposure (David Ashford, CDC, unpublished data) ...
... To assess the risk of disease following occupational exposure to the RB51 vaccine, the CDC initiated a passive surveillance registry in 1998 to report unintentional autoinoculation of RB51 vaccine by veterinarians and by others at risk for occupational exposure (David Ashford, CDC, unpublished data) ...
Immunisations at secondary school age
... This guide is for young people (aged 12 to 18 years of age) and their parents (or guardians) on the routine immunisations due while at secondary school (usually given age 12 -15 years). It provides information about the vaccines, why they are necessary and what to expect afterwards. Immunisation is ...
... This guide is for young people (aged 12 to 18 years of age) and their parents (or guardians) on the routine immunisations due while at secondary school (usually given age 12 -15 years). It provides information about the vaccines, why they are necessary and what to expect afterwards. Immunisation is ...
printable pdf - Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice
... face societal sanctions such as loss of an education, medical care, health insurance and employment. 43 In 2015, despite strong public opposition, California lost the personal belief vaccine exemption for religious and conscientiously held beliefs and Vermont lost the philosophical belief exemption. ...
... face societal sanctions such as loss of an education, medical care, health insurance and employment. 43 In 2015, despite strong public opposition, California lost the personal belief vaccine exemption for religious and conscientiously held beliefs and Vermont lost the philosophical belief exemption. ...
CMO (2013) 9 - New Vaccination Programmes
... from the infant to severely immunocompromised contacts through faecal material for at least 14 days (Anderson, 2008). However, vaccination of the infant will offer protection to household contacts from wild-type rotavirus disease and outweigh any risk from transmission of vaccine virus to any immuno ...
... from the infant to severely immunocompromised contacts through faecal material for at least 14 days (Anderson, 2008). However, vaccination of the infant will offer protection to household contacts from wild-type rotavirus disease and outweigh any risk from transmission of vaccine virus to any immuno ...
Menacing Microbes: The Threat of Bioterrorism
... http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/icposters/ ...
... http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/icposters/ ...
FAQS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità
... be a live attenuated form of the pathogen (a version of the microbe that has been changed to reduce or eliminate its potential to cause disease), an inactivated or "killed" pathogen (which contain microbes that have been inactivated with chemical, heat or radiation) and subunit (which contain just t ...
... be a live attenuated form of the pathogen (a version of the microbe that has been changed to reduce or eliminate its potential to cause disease), an inactivated or "killed" pathogen (which contain microbes that have been inactivated with chemical, heat or radiation) and subunit (which contain just t ...
Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and
... meningococcal C disease occur in schools, colleges, military barracks and other places where large numbers of adolescents and young adults congregate - Travellers to the sub-Saharan meningitis belt may be exposed to outbreaks of serogroup A disease with comparatively very high incidence rates during ...
... meningococcal C disease occur in schools, colleges, military barracks and other places where large numbers of adolescents and young adults congregate - Travellers to the sub-Saharan meningitis belt may be exposed to outbreaks of serogroup A disease with comparatively very high incidence rates during ...
INTRODUCTION - Aspenbloom Pet Care
... statistics, published medical studies, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports, and the opinions of credible research scientists from around the world. In fact, infectious diseases declined steadily for decades prior to mass immunizations, doctors in the U.S. ...
... statistics, published medical studies, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports, and the opinions of credible research scientists from around the world. In fact, infectious diseases declined steadily for decades prior to mass immunizations, doctors in the U.S. ...