Immunisation take-up is highest in UK
Surrey Comet - for Health and Social Care shows that 91 per cent of two-year-olds in the Kingston Primary Care Trust (PCT) area had the MMR immunisation last year, compared with a national average of 84 per cent and a London average of 73 per cent. For diphtheria
Source: www.surreycomet.co.uk
Ped Med: Clash of the researchers
United Press International - In comparing records of children who received a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis shot preserved with a mercury-containing compound called thimerosal with those who got a thimerosal-free version, they reported the former faced increased risk for speech
Source: www.upi.com
How to escape the blahs, sniffles, and aches of winter
Martha’s Vineyard Times - Adults need tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines every 10 years, and the influenza vaccine yearly for those 65 years of age and older and those with chronic medical conditions. Pneumovax, the pneumonia shot, is given once in a lifetime for
Source: www.mvtimes.com
Dr. Tom Gross: Influenza is a killer
Marin Independent Journal - We have developed immunizations for illnesses that kill people, illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus and measles. Check out the Centers for Disease Control’s Web site for influenza ( www.cdc.gov/flu ). Even if you
Source: www.marinij.com
