News & Events

Meningitis Booster Urged for Teenagers

Posted on October 28, 2010

Federal vaccine advisers recommended on Wednesday that 16-year-olds be given a booster dose of a vaccine against meningococcal meningitis and that people ages 11 to 64 get a booster to protect ag… Continue

Whooping Cough Outbreaks Show Many Not Vaccinated

Posted on October 19, 2010

Recent outbreaks of whooping cough highlight the need for adults to be vaccinated against this highly contagious disease, U.S. health officials said. Not only does vaccination protect adults agai… Continue

Flu vaccine protects us all

Posted on October 04, 2010

The September 27, 2010 issue of the Virginian-Pilot Online includes an article about how the “Flu vaccine protects us all”. If you’ve ever had the flu, you know the suffering. … Continue

CDC Survey Finds Childhood Immunization Rates Remain High

Posted on September 17, 2010

Immunization of children aged 19-35 months old against most vaccine-preventable diseases remains high in the United States, with coverage for most of the routine vaccines remaining at or over 90 … Continue

Back-to-school vaccinations

Posted on August 16, 2010

Prue Salasky of the Daily Press wrote a good article that plainly lists what immunizations are required for children in Virginia. She covered what is needed for preschool through middle school a… Continue

New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDA

Posted on August 11, 2010

According to the CDC Online Newsroom, a test developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose human infections with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (formerly known as sw… Continue

2010–2011 CDC health-care providers chart to administer seasonal influenza vaccine doses for children available.

Posted on August 09, 2010

The CDC’s American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases has developed an algorithm that health-care providers can use to determine whether to administer 1 or 2 doses of s… Continue

The New Whooping Cough Epidemic

Posted on August 09, 2010

The August 8, 2010 issue of Parade Magazine included an article on the significant increase in pertusis cases in California. According to Parade, California is headed for what some public-health… Continue

ACIP Influenza Immunization

Posted on July 30, 2010

This report updates 2009 recommendations by CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine for the prevention and control of influenza. Hig… Continue

Yellow Fever Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization

Posted on July 30, 2010

The July 30th issue of the MMWR reports on the CDC’s ACIP updated recommendations for using the yellow fever vaccine. To read the entire report visit Continue

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