Vaccination is a very emotional topic. No matter whether it’s children or the annual flu-vaccination – at the small syringe cooking up the emotions like. The diploma-biologist Sven Siebert, in collaboration with the children’s physician, Dr. Thomas Schmitz the book "Plain Text Impfen" written. It was the two experts is important to take the arguments […]
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RKI expert explains why he maintains a Federal-wide vaccination is pointless
An expert from the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) in Berlin has turned out on Tuesday in the public debate about a possible measles vaccination in German daycare centers and schools. In contrast to the Minister of health, Jens Spahn, Minister for the family, Franziska Giffey, SPD-health expert Karl Lauterbach and some of the other politicians, Ole Wichmann […]
The first thing a young man after his 18. Birthday do: get vaccinated
Opponents make decisions for their children, they cannot influence yet. Many vaccinations are already in the age of a few years or even months, in order to protect people from diseases. Who denied his children, however, these vaccinations because he thinks it’s not necessary or even harmful, may cause his descendants as a damage for […]
HPV vaccination rates remain critically low among younger adolescents in the US
Only about 16 percent of U.S. adolescents have been fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the time they turn 13, despite national recommendations that call for vaccination at 11 to 12 years of age. Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the new findings highlight the need for stronger efforts to encourage HPV vaccination […]
Universal Vaccination for MenB at College Entry Not Cost-Effective
THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 — Universal vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) at college entry does not appear to be cost-effective, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Ira L. Leeds, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and colleagues estimated the costs and benefits of […]
HPV Vaccination Uptake Increasing, but Still Too Low
FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 — Although progress has been made in increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, coverage is still too low to achieve full cancer prevention potential, according to a report from the President’s Cancer Panel published Nov. 1. Barbara K. Rimer, Dr.P.H., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues describe […]
A culturally tailored intervention increased HPV vaccination of Asian-American adolescents
A culturally tailored multilevel strategy designed to remove barriers to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among low-income, mostly Chinese American adolescent girls and boys significantly increased vaccine uptake, according to results of a pilot study presented at the 11th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held […]
Physicians Lack Knowledge About Serogroup MenB Vaccination
TUESDAY, Aug. 28, 2018 — U.S. pediatricians and family physicians (FPs) have considerable knowledge gaps regarding serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccination, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Pediatrics. Allison Kempe, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues surveyed 660 pediatricians and FPs via email and the internet to […]
Italy Has Reversed Its Stance On Mandatory Vaccination, Despite A Recent Rise In The Outbreak Of Measles
Italy has reversed a new law that sees mandatory vaccination for school entry. Italy’s Five Star Movement and the League have helped sway the Italian upper house into overturning mandatory vaccinations legislation. This is in spite of a drastic rise of measles outbreaks in recent times. According to The Independent, Italy’s upper house voted to […]