Standard Childhood Immunizations
INTRODUCTION -- The national vaccine immunization program, directed principally at children, is one of the most successful examples of effective preventive care in the United States. One of the most dramatic examples of the benefits of ... [... more]
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Immunization Issues: Evaluating Information About ...
The NNii Web site is designed to provide health care professionals, the media, policy makers, and the public with up-to-date, science-based information on immunizations. The site features a searchable database of information on diseases prevented ... [... more]
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Approach To Immunizations In Healthy Adults
Unfortunately, immunization rates for younger adults at risk for these two diseases remains unacceptably low. Based upon 1995 NHIS data, only 12 percent of adults aged 18 to 49 years at risk of pneumococcal disease have received the vaccine, and ... [... more]
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Immunizations In Patients With Cancer
The risk of acquiring infection and the inability to prevent infection by immunization are directly related to the patient's "net state of immunosuppression" or severity of disease. The greater the degree of immunosuppression, the less likely ... [... more]
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Immunizations In Hiv-Infected Patients
INTRODUCTION -- HIV infection, because of the immunocompromised state, is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality caused by a number of infections that can usually be prevented by immunization. A number of factors contribute to the HIV-infected ... [... more]
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Immunizations For Healthcare Workers
WHICH HEALTHCARE WORKERS SHOULD BE IMMUNIZED AGAINST VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES? -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that immunization programs be provided for all healthcare workers in hospitals, health ... [... more]
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Immunizations For Patients With Chronic Liver Disease
In one sense, patients with chronic liver disease are no different from the general population. Both groups require appropriate immunizations in order to maintain their general health status. However, for some individuals with chronic liver ... [... more]
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National Immunization Program
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National Vaccine Program Office
Welcome to the National Vaccine Program Office's (NVPO) Web site. This site provides pertinent information about childhood, adolescent, and adult immunizations. You will find publications and reports on vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine ... [... more]
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Immunization Issues: Understanding Vaccine Research Terms
Odds ratio: A way of comparing whether the probability of a certain event is the same for two groups-for example, is the probability of developing a disease the same for vaccinated children as for unvaccinated children. The odds of acquiring a ... [... more]
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National Network For Immunization Information
Select State... Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi ... [... more]
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Immunization Laws
In the late 19th and early 20th century, at Ellis Island, New York; Norfolk, Virginia; and other ports of entry, millions of immigrants were processed into new lives in the United States. At the very beginning of this influx, in the late 1800s, ... [... more]
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