News stories on vaccines and immunizations from Yahoo News sources and PKIDs (www.pkids.org) http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=QvcSyqkB3RGo8i84OTY80A Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:44:09 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ pkidsimmunizenewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/tu5pFjGqKxw/story01.htm The HPV vaccine may be controversial, but it works, new research shows.         http://sunsentinel.feedsportal.com/c/34258/f/623294/s/2d863875/l/0L0Ssun0Esentinel0N0Cla0Esci0Esn0Ehpv0Evaccine0Einfection0Erate0Ecancer0E20A130A6190H0A0H17166580Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:55:12 +0000 http://sunsentinel.feedsportal.com/c/34258/f/623294/s/2d863875/l/0L0Ssun0Esentinel0N0Cla0Esci0Esn0Ehpv0Evaccine0Einfection0Erate0Ecancer0E20A130A6190H0A0H17166580Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/WFes6cIUEqU/r The research released Wednesday echoes studies done before the HPV vaccine became available in 2006. http://www.pressherald.com/r?7=617322&19=961&32=10367&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2Fnews%2FIn-study-HPV-vaccine-cut-infection-by-half-in-teen-girls.html&43=561087&44=212235711 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:07 +0000 http://www.pressherald.com/r?7=617322&19=961&32=10367&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2Fnews%2FIn-study-HPV-vaccine-cut-infection-by-half-in-teen-girls.html&43=561087&44=212235711 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/sv461yDAbv8/la-hpv-vaccine-20130619-itn,0,6406151.storylink Lauren Fant receives her final dose of the HPV vaccine in Marietta, Ga. A new study from the CDC shows that the vaccine reduces rates of HPV infection. http://www.latimes.com/la-hpv-vaccine-20130619-itn,0,6406151.storylink Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:17:53 +0000 http://www.latimes.com/la-hpv-vaccine-20130619-itn,0,6406151.storylink http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/8h0CpLynQLM/hpv-vaccine-cut-infection-half-195638348.html A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top ... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hpv-vaccine-cut-infection-half-195638348.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:17:45 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hpv-vaccine-cut-infection-half-195638348.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/r2WZJNzrgy0/study-vaccine-against-sexually-transmitted-hpv-cut-infections-173137791.html ATLANTA - A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/study-vaccine-against-sexually-transmitted-hpv-cut-infections-173137791.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:17:30 +0000 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/study-vaccine-against-sexually-transmitted-hpv-cut-infections-173137791.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/aiOdK0VRWvY/vaccine-against-hpv-has-cut-infections-in-teenage-girls A vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer has cut infections among teenage girls by over half in the first four years of use, scientists report. Only about one-third of girls in that age group have received the recommended shots. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/19/193478716/vaccine-against-hpv-has-cut-infections-in-teenage-girls?ft=1&f=1027 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/19/193478716/vaccine-against-hpv-has-cut-infections-in-teenage-girls?ft=1&f=1027 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/BbV6Y6-2MnA/study-finds-sharp-drop-in-hpv-infections-in-girls.html The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus, a principal cause of cervical cancer, has dropped by half in the last decade, officials say. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/health/study-finds-sharp-drop-in-hpv-infections-in-girls.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:36:54 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/health/study-finds-sharp-drop-in-hpv-infections-in-girls.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/nKgKfMan0DQ/story01.htm Vaccines against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S., given the country’s dismal vaccination rates, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The HPV infection rate among girls between the ages...         http://feeds.abcnews.com/c/35229/f/654831/s/2d8376f9/l/0Labcnews0Bgo0N0Cblogs0Chealth0C20A130C0A60C190Chpv0Evaccines0Eworking0Edespite0Elimited0Euse0C/story01.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:08:40 +0000 http://feeds.abcnews.com/c/35229/f/654831/s/2d8376f9/l/0Labcnews0Bgo0N0Cblogs0Chealth0C20A130C0A60C190Chpv0Evaccines0Eworking0Edespite0Elimited0Euse0C/story01.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/ZufJVRimEzc/hpv-vaccine-slashes-rate-infected-teen-girls-170416943.html The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appears to be having an early impact in the United States, reducing the percentage of teen girls infected with certain strains of the virus by more than half, a new study suggests. http://news.yahoo.com/hpv-vaccine-slashes-rate-infected-teen-girls-170416943.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:16 +0000 http://news.yahoo.com/hpv-vaccine-slashes-rate-infected-teen-girls-170416943.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/u2YH0Imma9k/vaxart-groundbreaking-tablet-influenza-vaccine-150000861.html Vaxart, a privately held company developing recombinant vaccines that are administered by tablet rather than injection, today announced positive safety and immunogenicity data from phase I clinical studies with its oral H1N1 seasonal influenza vaccine candidate. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/vaxart-groundbreaking-tablet-influenza-vaccine-150000861.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/vaxart-groundbreaking-tablet-influenza-vaccine-150000861.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/30s5JNZlOpI/Monthly-clinic The regular monthly immunization clinic is Tuesday, June 25 from 1-4 p.m. by appointment only at Appanoose County Public Health office, 209 E. Jackson St., Centerville. Childhood immunizations available include: DTaP, Polio, MMR, Varicella, Hep. A & http://dailyiowegian.com/local/x2113332156/Monthly-clinic Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:25 +0000 http://dailyiowegian.com/local/x2113332156/Monthly-clinic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/GrFreFshyqs/tjnj-mbv061313.php Among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who had undergone primary immunization, the use of a measles-mumps-rubella booster compared with no booster did not result in worse JIA disease activity, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/tjnj-mbv061313.php Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:01 +0000 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/tjnj-mbv061313.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/Vy1IVLII54Q/international-medica-foundation-vaccine-newborns-165100741.html The International Medica Foundation announced today that for the first time in a large clinical trial of 998 young infants, its rotavirus vaccine was very effective when the first dose was administered to the babies in their first month of life and the second dose before they were two months old. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/international-medica-foundation-vaccine-newborns-165100741.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:51:00 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/international-medica-foundation-vaccine-newborns-165100741.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/ipsjs_7OQVY/ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-130217990.html When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. ... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-130217990.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:17 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-130217990.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/ipsjs_7OQVY/ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-130217990.html When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. ... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-130217990.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:17 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-130217990.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/ZqV_Q6b1etE/vaccination-frontiers-india-polio-free-070820740.html Agartala, June 18 (IANS) To make the country polio-free, the central government has asked all the border states to step up thier vaccination efforts to cover all the children entering the country, a Tripura minister said Tuesday. http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/vaccination-frontiers-india-polio-free-070820740.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:08:20 +0000 http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/vaccination-frontiers-india-polio-free-070820740.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/G-MHICz258c/211934471.html KIEV, Ukraine — When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. http://www.startribune.com/business/211934471.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:33:19 +0000 http://www.startribune.com/business/211934471.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/g5N6pGhB9h0/vaccination-provides-no-shield-against-measles RAWALPINDI, June 15: Despite being vaccinated against measles, several children arriving at the city’s government hospitals have tested positive for the disease, causing worry among parents. http://www.dawn.com/news/1018627/vaccination-provides-no-shield-against-measles Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:14:40 +0000 http://www.dawn.com/news/1018627/vaccination-provides-no-shield-against-measles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/Hhhnof29kSA/2-polio-workers-killed-in-pakistan.html Two volunteers who were assisting in a polio immunization campaign were shot to death, the second such attack in the region. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/world/middleeast/2-polio-workers-killed-in-pakistan.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:48:46 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/world/middleeast/2-polio-workers-killed-in-pakistan.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/ljIvkzUJDDQ/ The Australian Vaccination Network (AVN), which is actually anti-vaccine, is fighting an order to change its name. http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17595102/australian-vaccination-network-fights-court-order-to-change-name/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:44 +0000 http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17595102/australian-vaccination-network-fights-court-order-to-change-name/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/StrDXqCfg9c/ The Australian Vaccination Network (AVN), which is actually anti-vaccine, is fighting an order to change its name. http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17595102/australian-vaccination-network-fights-order-to-change-name/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:38:35 +0000 http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17595102/australian-vaccination-network-fights-order-to-change-name/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/VGxMu02UgyQ/1014719 The Henry County Community Health Immunization Clinic will be closed this Thursday, June 13, for staff education. However, it will be open on Wednesday, June 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. Henry County Community Health offers all the recommended vaccines for infants, toddlers and adolescents. The Henry County Community Health Immunization Clinic is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and the ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/p/hcch-immunization-clinic-to-close-thursday/1014719?source=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:04:44 +0000 http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/p/hcch-immunization-clinic-to-close-thursday/1014719?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/X5ULX0Mf0qc/immunization-clinic-set-up-for-children.html Franklin County Public Health will offer childhood immunizations by appointment only at a clinic set for 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 24, at the Westerville Division of Fire, 400 W. Main St. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/westerville/news/2013/06/11/immunization-clinic-set-up-for-children.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:59:25 +0000 http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/westerville/news/2013/06/11/immunization-clinic-set-up-for-children.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/NUQ_PtwDH7I/guide.asp Title: Flu Shots at School Boost Vaccination Rates, Study Finds Category: Health News Created: 6/10/2013 2:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 6/11/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&k=DailyHealth&a=170449 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:27:20 +0000 http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&k=DailyHealth&a=170449 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/-iOdfqmC0Bk/Mandatory-influenza-vaccination-does-not-lead-to-excessive-voluntary-termination.aspx Mandatory influenza (flu) vaccination, as a condition of employment, did not lead to excessive voluntary termination, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130610/Mandatory-influenza-vaccination-does-not-lead-to-excessive-voluntary-termination.aspx Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:47:15 +0000 http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130610/Mandatory-influenza-vaccination-does-not-lead-to-excessive-voluntary-termination.aspx http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/Nn6BIq0Nu-U/afpi-mfv060613.php ( Association for Professionals in Infection Control ) Mandatory influenza vaccination, as a condition of employment, did not lead to excessive voluntary termination, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/afpi-mfv060613.php Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:43:56 +0000 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/afpi-mfv060613.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/DDaxd3zwSm0/prweb10811142.htm Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC) announces that ImmsLink 3.4©, a bidirectional secure HL7-compliant application offering immunization record exchange and harmonization, has earned 2014 Edition Meaningful Use modular certification from the federal HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). (PRWeb June 07, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb ... http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10811142.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:13:06 +0000 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10811142.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/8INmrvEf0dE/bill-parents-immunizations-opt-oregon.html.csp The Oregon Senate today approved on a party-line vote a bill that will make it more difficult for parents to opt out of state-required immunizations for their children when they enter schools or group child care. Senate Bill 132 would require all parents to receive information about vaccines either from … http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/29982343-75/bill-parents-immunizations-opt-oregon.html.csp Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:50:58 +0000 http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/29982343-75/bill-parents-immunizations-opt-oregon.html.csp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/xFbB2mvk7QU/ The York City Bureau of Health is joining with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition in observing Adolescent Immunization Month (AIM) this June. This year’s AIM campaign reminds adolescents and their parents about the importance of immunizations.… http://fox43.com/2013/06/06/york-city-teen-immunization-clinic/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:52:41 +0000 http://fox43.com/2013/06/06/york-city-teen-immunization-clinic/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pkidsimmunizenews/~3/IXgU4IS3xLg/doc51ac11b8bbb17719105023.txt Child immunization clinics are a cooperative effort of the three health departments in Lorain County to provide service to county residents through a grant from the Ohio Department of Health. http://morningjournal.com/articles/2013/06/03/news/doc51ac11b8bbb17719105023.txt Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:23:46 +0000 http://morningjournal.com/articles/2013/06/03/news/doc51ac11b8bbb17719105023.txt