TAG: vaccination
Postpartum Influenza Vaccination Deemed Cost-EffectiveApril 3, 2012 From a societal perspective, postpartum influenza vaccination appears to be a cost-effective method for preventing maternal and infantile influenza. A large database and literature review demonstrated that expected costs were $328.45 for vaccinated women, compared with $341.02 for unvaccinated women. …
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Leading the Fight Against FluFebruary 22, 2011 In 2009, the H1N1 influenza virus significantly changed the way most healthcare workers in the United States think about the flu. Collectively, we learned once again that the influenza virus is an unpredictable and serious threat to our patients’ health …
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Infamous Study Linking Autism to Vaccines Called a “Fraud”January 6, 2011
The study that triggered worldwide controversy over childhood vaccinations linked to autism was found to be based on widely discredited research, according to a new report published in the British Medical Journal — the first scientific publication to name the scandal …
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"Microneedle" Flu Vaccine May Replace Conventional InjectionsAugust 12, 2010 A new dissolving microneedle patch may help improve vaccination efforts against influenza compared with traditional needles. This method of vaccination may also allow people without medical training to easily and safely administer the vaccine.…
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