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Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during a large recent outbreak, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-whole-cell-vaccine-effective-acellular-ca.html Pediatrics Mon, 20 May 2013 02:55:50 EST news288237336 College football and basketball games may provide more than a way for students to show school spirit – they could help prevent the flu. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-college-students-flu-vaccine.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:53:03 EST news273761533 (HealthDay)—Administering a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine reduced the village-wide attack rate by about 75 percent in a community experiencing a large mumps outbreak despite a high rate of previous MMR vaccination, according to research published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-mmr-vaccine-dose-curtail-mumps.html Pediatrics Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:50:01 EST news271358303 Influenza vaccination rates vary widely in Canada by ethnicity, with black and white Canadians being the least likely to be vaccinated, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-flu-vaccination-vary-widely-ethnicity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:18 EST news266491371 A text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach, low-income, urban, minority population of children and adolescents, although coverage overall remained low, according to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-flu-vaccination-text-messaging-low-income.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:44:08 EST news254504640 In 2008 all WHO member states endorsed a target of 90% reduction in measles mortality by 2010 over 2000 levels. But new research from WHO, Penn State University, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published Online First by The Lancet, shows that measles mortality has fallen 74% across the decade. The study is by Dr Peter Strebel, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO, Switzerland, and colleagues, and is published to coincide with WHO's World Immunization Week. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-global-measles-mortality-fallen-percent.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news254401730 Measles outbreaks in parts of Europe and Africa led to some 60,000 more cases worldwide in 2010 over the previous year, after nearly a decade of declines, US health authorities said on Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-measles-cases-decade-decline.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:19 EST news247409994 Canada should establish a vaccine seroepidemiology surveillance network to better understand the effectiveness of vaccination programs, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-canada-vaccine-seroepidemiology-surveillance.html Medications Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:29:42 EST news240496171 Immunizations are a valuable tool for controlling infectious diseases among populations both in the U.S. and globally. Routine immunizations and supplemental immunization activities, such as immunization campaigns, are designed to provide immunization coverage to entire populations. Current measurements used to determine the success and rates of immunization can be flawed and inconsistent. According to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, estimates of vaccination coverage can be significantly improved by combining administrative data with survey data. The results are featured in the October 2011 issue of PLoS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-effectiveness-vaccination.html Health Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:42:27 EST news238783337 (Medical Xpress) -- Vaccinating infants against rotavirus has resulted in dramatic decreases in health care use and treatment costs for diarrhea-related illness in U.S. infants and young children, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study is published in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-rotavirus-vaccination-large-decreases-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:58:26 EST news235927888 Vaccination against rotavirus, a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children, dramatically decreased hospitalization rates for the infection among infants in three U.S. counties, according to a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-rotavirus-vaccine-greatly-gastroenteritis-hospitalizations.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:11:59 EST news228107492 A new vaccine to combat tuberculosis is less effective at stimulating an immune response when administered to Gambian infants in combination with the routine immunisation schedule, according to clinical trial results published today in Science Translational Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-tb-trial-highlights-vaccine-childhood.html Medications Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:00:01 EST news227966160 An analysis of a recent mumps outbreak in Ontario, Canada, indicates that two doses of mumps vaccine are more effective than one and further reveals the importance of ensuring people, especially older adolescents and young adults, are up to date on their mumps vaccinations. The administration of the second dose at a later age could have an impact on outbreaks, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-two-dose-vaccine-coverage-mumps-outbreaks.html Medications Mon, 16 May 2011 12:42:21 EST news224768532