Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Implications of mandatory flu vaccinations for health-care workers

Employers planning to implement mandatory influenza vaccination policies for health care workers need to understand the implications, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health

August designated National Immunization Awareness Month

(HealthDay)—In order to remind adults of the importance of immunizations throughout life, August is being recognized as National Immunization Awareness Month, according to a report from the American College of Physicians ...

Vaccination

Sweden resumes use of AstraZeneca jab for seniors

Sweden's Public Health Agency on Thursday announced it was resuming use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after it was put on pause over blood clot fears, but limited it to seniors.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rural children in India have better immunization rates

Children in rural India have higher vaccination rates than those in cities, and Hindu kids are more likely to get their shots than Muslim youth, say University of Michigan researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Urging caution but not panic on monkeypox

Endemic to Central and West Africa, monkeypox has been making headlines in Europe and the United States. An initially small outbreak of the poxvirus—a relative of the much deadlier smallpox—has been rippling through countries ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Florida hospitals taking steps to battle record COVID surge

Florida's largest hospital systems are expanding their coronavirus units, limiting visitors and fearing staffing shortages as they deal with the statewide surge that is breaking records set last year for both cases and hospitalizations.

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