by ivaccinate | Jun 17, 2018 | National News
The introduction of HPV vaccines has led to a sharp reduction in the number of young women with the cancer-causing infection in England, new data from Public Health England finds. Between 2010 and 2016, infections with HPV 16 and 18 fell 86% among women ages 16 to 21...
by ivaccinate | Jun 16, 2018 | National News
Kentucky health officials say counties hardest hit by a hepatitis A outbreak will receive another round of vaccines to protect people from the contagious disease. The acting commissioner for the Department for Public Health, Dr. Jeffrey Howard, said Thursday that 10...
by ivaccinate | Jun 13, 2018 | Michigan News, National News
A rise in non-medical exemptions by families to opt out of vaccinations for their kids have created hotspots in the U.S. where the risk of contracting diseases like measles are growing, a study finds. The study, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLOS...
by ivaccinate | Jun 12, 2018 | National News
Nearly 1.5 million children’s lives have been spared since 2000 thanks to vaccines for bacterial strains of pneumonia, meningitis, pneumococcus and Hib. Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) and pneumococcus are bacteria that lead to these life-threatening complications...
by ivaccinate | Jun 12, 2018 | National News
Many parents came out against Kat Von D this weekend after she posted on Instagram saying she intends to raise a “natural” and “vegan child, without vaccinations.” But one mom in particular really took Von D to task. Beauty blogger Caroline...
by ivaccinate | Jun 11, 2018 | National News
When Kansas City found itself in the grips of not one but two measles outbreaks in March, Tiffany Wallin, a disease investigator for the Johnson County Health Department, was working on it nearly around the clock. At an infectious disease conference last month, Wallin...
