Non-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others.
Oct 18, 2012
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Pneumonia and diarrhea are among the top causes of childhood deaths around the world, particularly among the poor, said a report out Friday by the UN Children's Fund.
Jun 8, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Vaccinating children against the pneumococcus at birth is safe and primes the immune system against later infection, according to research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Aug 26, 2011
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Pneumonia causes more than 1 million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association.
Nov 13, 2023
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Pneumonia causes more than a million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association.
Nov 14, 2022
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Influenza is a serious illness that can make you miserable. At its worst, it can be fatal. As North America enters its first full flu season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are wondering about the intersection ...
Oct 20, 2020
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Researchers have found that patients with coeliac disease are at high risk of acquiring pneumonia if they haven't received the pneumococcal vaccine.
May 13, 2016
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Pfizer has stopped selling its Prevnar 7 pneumonia vaccine in China after its import license expired, but the U.S. drugmaker still intends to launch the world's most widely used vaccine, Prevnar 13, in that market.
Apr 2, 2015
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There are calls for the frail and elderly not be be overlooked for vaccines against pneumonia this winter, with UNSW research challenging conventional wisdom on immunisation effectiveness in older patients.
Apr 24, 2014
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Health officials in Liberia have launched a campaign to vaccinate some 100,000 children against pneumonia.
Jan 9, 2014
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