by ivaccinate | Mar 28, 2017 | National News
Measles is spreading across Europe wherever immunisation coverage has dropped, the World Health Organization is warning. The largest outbreaks are being seen in Italy and Romania. In the first month of this year, Italy reported more than 200 cases. Romania has...
by ivaccinate | Mar 27, 2017 | National News
SPRINGDALE — The number of new mumps cases in Arkansas is the lowest since the outbreak began in August, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. March has averaged about two new cases per day, the department’s tally shows. On Wednesday, only six...
by ivaccinate | Mar 15, 2017 | Michigan News, National News
The United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings show how Michigan ranks among other states in different health categories. To learn more about Michigan’s health statistics, including immunization rates, click...
by ivaccinate | Feb 24, 2017 | National News
AURORA, Colo. — There is a high price to not getting children vaccinated. A new report states that 472 Colorado children were hospitalized with vaccine-preventable diseases in 2015, resulting in $35 million in hospital and emergency department charges. The...
by ivaccinate | Feb 7, 2017 | National News
Roll up your sleeves, America. A national advisory panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its 2017 advisory for recommended shots affecting adults. This year’s advisory revises guidance on seasonal flu shots by eliminating nasal flu...
by ivaccinate | Feb 7, 2017 | National News
(Reuters Health) – Less than half of U.S. adolescents get vaccinated to protect against seasonal influenza, and even fewer teens receive shots to help prevent cancers of the cervix and throat, new research suggests. “Immunization rates for teenagers are lower...
