News tagged with immunization campaign


Pakistan child measles deaths surge in 2012

Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012 with hundreds of children dying of the disease, an international health body said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

H1N1 vaccine associated with small but significant risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is usually characterized by rapidly developing motor weakness and areflexia (the absence of reflexes). "The disease is thought to be autoimmune and triggered by a stimulus of external origin. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Systematic effort helps hospital raise employee flu vaccination rates

A systematic effort to improve flu vaccination rates for healthcare workers has increased flu vaccinations rates from 59 percent to 77 percent at the University Health System (UHS) in San Antonio. A report detailing their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1