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Flu more prevalent with kids  -  20 Feb 2008
Redwood Falls Gazette,The mist with live vaccine can adapt more. "The few cases of break through (came from people who got) shots." The Minnesota Depart-ment of Health says it

Live vaccine to help control Newcastle Disease in poultry  -  Feb 3, 2008
FarmersWeekly,Newcastle Disease, also referred to as pseudo-fowl pest, is highly contagious and often results in high mortality in infected flocks.

Full Text  -  Feb 7, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)But Vincenzo Caporale of the World Organisation for Animal Health in Paris, who helped develop a live vaccine while at the Istituto Zooprofilattico

Adults proving a tough target for shingles shot  -  Feb 3, 2008
American Medical News (subscription)..."If you administer a dead, live vaccine, it's like giving a shot of saline," Dr. Oxman said. The obstacles are frustrating to physicians.

Joint Ventures/Cooperation/Collaboration Vaccine formulated with ...  -  Feb 13, 2008
news aktuell (Pressemitteilung),The existing Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) vaccine is a live vaccine that, when given to newborns, provides good protection against TB for 10-15

Flumist: Information and an Invitation to get vaccinated  -  Jan 24, 2008
Liberty County Times,Flumist is an attenuated (live) vaccine and the present mixture contains three strains of influenza virus, which are appropriate for the disease as it is

Making the most of your vaccines  -  Feb 11, 2008
Irish Independent,By Michael Gottstein Using vaccines to control serious disease in your sheep flock is a good idea in terms of maximising production.

Abortions in beef cattle  -  Feb 15, 2008
The Prairie Star,Also, no cattle should be given a modified live vaccine within four weeks of breeding as it can delay breeding. An animal persistently infected (PI) with

Cow Calf: Three Keys to Planning The Spring Breeding Season  -  Feb 15, 2008
CattleNetwork.com,If you choose to give the heifers a modified live vaccine for long-lasting protection against these viruses, heifers should receive this vaccination at

New Products  -  Feb 7, 2008
Farmers Guardian,First is a live vaccine – AviPro ND C131 – for the control of Newcastle disease. Suitable for broilers, layers and breeders, it is a cloned strain of the la

Flu vaccine approved for emergency use in NZ  -  Dec 20, 2007
Horsetalk,New Zealand's Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) has approved a modified live vaccine for use in the event of an outbreak of equine influenza.

Vaccine approval contributes to influenza response  -  Dec 20, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,The vaccine is not genetically modified, although it is described as a modified live vaccine. Other modified live vaccines are already in veterinary use in

FDA Revises Vaccine Processing Regulation  -  Nov 30, 2007
FDA news (subscription),...“The revisions provide for the use of modern manufacturing approaches to assist vaccine manufacturers who engage in live vaccine processing, eg,

DelSite Nasal Powder Technology Could Reduce Recently Reported ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Compared to FluMist, which is made of a live vaccine antigen in a liquid formulation, DelSite's nasal powder technology differs in several potentially

Consumer Reports Health News  -  Dec 4, 2007
Earthtimes,Moreover, the spray is not approved for children under age 2 or adults over 49, and its live vaccine poses unacceptable risks to pregnant women and people

DelSite to Challenge AstraZeneca’s Dominance of the Nasal Flu ...  -  Dec 13, 2007
OneMedPlace,DelSite’s powder vaccine require no refrigerated shipping or storage: FluMist uses a live vaccine antigen in a liquid formulation while DelSite uses an

Acambis PLC - Total Voting Rights  -  Nov 30, 2007
ReutersAcambis' ACAM2000(TM)(Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live) vaccine foractive immunisation against smallpox disease for persons determined to be athigh risk

New cloned vaccine for Newcastle disease  -  Dec 11, 2007
WorldPoultry.net,A new live vaccine for the control of Newcastle disease has been launched by German vaccine specialist, Lohmann Animal Health. Known as AviPro ND C131 and

Who should get the shingles vaccine?  -  Dec 5, 2007
MayoClinic.comThe shingles vaccine is a live vaccine given as a single injection, usually in the upper arm. The most common side effects of the shingles vaccine are

Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Intercell (ICLL), and Aeras Global ...  -  Dec 4, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The existing Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) vaccine is a live vaccine that, when given to newborns, provides good protection against TB for 10-15

Cattle Health: Old Myths Die Hard…Why Give Two Shots When One Does ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,...inject in the neck, don't administer more than 10 milliliters per site, and keep vaccines cool to maintain viability of modified-live vaccine components.

Chickenpox outbreak strikes Franklin  -  Dec 6, 2007
abc11tv.com,The highly contagious illness is not as common as it used to be since the development of a live vaccine. Previously, parents could ask to have their

Flu Shot Facts and Schedules  -  Dec 3, 2007
WSAV-TV,...“Healthier individuals can get the spray, which is a live vaccine, and we do want you to be healthy for that in particular just because it does have a small

Medical Edge: Shingles isn't contagious, but keep chicken pox in mind  -  Dec 2, 2007
Post-Bulletin,In addition, because the shingles vaccine is a live vaccine, it is not recommended for people who have weakened immune systems due to medication,

Flu season under way, but still time to get shots  -  Nov 26, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Ms. Metro said that, contrary to some misinformation, the flu vaccine is not a live vaccine and will not give anyone the flu, although some individuals may

Rash decisions shingles SHOT, or not?  -  22 Oct 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a federal panel of immunization experts, voted a year ago to recommend the live vaccine, Zostavax,

Live vaccine blamed for polio outbreak that paralyzed Nigerian ...  -  Oct 5, 2007
USA TodayHealth officials say at least 69 children were paralyzed last year in Nigeria because of a polio outbreak linked to the live virus that is used in the oral

First flu clinic of season in Wilton is also emergency drill  -  Oct 21, 2007
Wilton Bulletin,The “live� vaccine is a weakened vaccine sprayed into the nose. At the Nursing & Home Care clinics, anyone three years and older may receive a flu shot.

INDONESIA: Switch to dearer polio vaccine to prevent outbreaks ...  -  Oct 4, 2007
Radio Australia,Indonesia and Mexico have announced plans to stop using a cheaper, live vaccine in favour of a neutralised one widely used in industrialised countries,

Doctors recommend shingle vaccine for seniors  -  Oct 8, 2007
Shreveport Times,Zostavax is a single-dose "live" vaccine, meaning it still contains tiny amounts of the live cells of the virus. But getting shingles from the shot has not

Tas: Industry lobbies State for vaccines  -  Oct 15, 2007
Harnesslink,But a problem exists with the live vaccine being used in NSW, Queensland and Victoria as it contains a genetically modified organism (GMO) that is banned in

Advaxis' John Rothman to Present Phase I Data at the World Vaccine ...  -  Oct 4, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...from the recent Phase I/II trial of Advaxis' lead vaccine, Lovaxin C, a modified Listeria-based live vaccine for the treatment of cervical cancer.

Flu vaccine on way for horses  -  Sep 23, 2007
The Age,The carnival contenders will share the first shipment of 20000 doses of live vaccine due to arrive from France on Thursday with just over 18000 thoroughbred

Fears over vaccine safety  -  Oct 6, 2007
Courier Mail,..."The live vaccine has to be maintained at a temperature between two and six degrees," Dr Glanville outlined. "The outside temperature sensor on the

Horses with equine flu top 30000  -  Oct 7, 2007
Horsetalk,As a live vaccine, they must be maintained at between two and six degrees. The drop in temperature could reduce or even nullify the effectiveness of the

DEFRA urged to allow vaccine production at Pirbright  -  Oct 5, 2007
FarmersWeekly,DEFRA has said it is hopeful that live vaccine production at Merial's Pirbright site will resume within weeks, but said any approval would depend on the

Back on track...  -  Oct 16, 2007
Cowra Guardian,The vaccine being given to Cowra horses is a live vaccine, ProteqFlu TE, imported into Australia from the manufacturers Merial Laboratory in France.

Vaccination not a front-line defence against the virus  -  Sep 27, 2007
Farmers Guardian,But EU research has ruled out use of the same vaccination in Europe over fears that using a live vaccine may introduce the virus to other,

Cattle Health: Identify & Prevent BVD PI’s  -  Sep 27, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,As stated many times before, in many different publications, vaccination with a modified live vaccine is a must. Also, timing of vaccination is very

Summer is shot, and flu shots are coming  -  Sep 24, 2007
Quad-Cities Online,FluMist nasal spray, a weakened live vaccine, is recommended as an alternative to the flu shot for healthy individuals 5 to 49 years old,

Stallions in Australia’s Eastern Creek quarantine to be released ...  -  Sep 23, 2007
Thoroughbred Times,The strain was identified late last week, and production of the live vaccine commenced in France. McGauran said that distribution and responsibility for the

Bluetongue disease: A killer in the countryside  -  Sep 29, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,But on August 4 we took the decision to close live vaccine work at Pirbright. We cannot make any progress until Defra says we can start again.

The rise of bluetongue disease  -  Sep 23, 2007
BBC News,In South Africa where the disease has been endemic, a "live" vaccine has been used, but when a similar technique was used in Italy it prompted at least one

Equine Influenza: Merial Vaccine to be Used  -  Sep 22, 2007
TheHorse.com,ProteqFlu has been developed using innovative recombinant technology to produce a vaccine that has the efficacy of a live vaccine, but with the safety of an

Battle to beat polio  -  Oct 19, 2007
Advertiser 24,A little more than 50 years ago, an oral "live" vaccine was developed by Albert Sabin. In 1955 there were 6000 cases reported in the UK alone but the

TOP STORIES FluMist offered as alternative to shot  -  Oct 4, 2007
Newton Kansan,FluMist, which is a live vaccine compared to the dead vaccine used in the flu shot, remains effective for up to 10 months and has proven to be as much as 50

Farming faces a frenetic month as markets prepare to reopen  -  Sep 30, 2007
Scotsman,But what I have only just discovered is that work on this live vaccine has been suspended since 4 August. Why, readers are entitled to ask?

UI horse dies from West Nile Virus  -  Oct 6, 2007
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette,This time, he said, he's using a brand new live vaccine. "Since we've had a positive there, I'm using this single-dose vaccine because onset of immunity is

Putnam sets flu shot clinics  -  Sep 28, 2007
Delphos Herald,One is a weakened live vaccine given as a nasal spray and can be given to any healthy individuals who are 2–49 years old, excluding women who are pregnant.

Fall good time to vaccinate heifers against brucellosis  -  Oct 15, 2007
Delta Farm Press,It’sa live vaccine and producers can’t purchase it.� A vaccinated animal receives an ear tag and tattoo that identifies it as having been vaccinated.

ST-246 Completely Prevents Mortality in Symptomatic Orthopox Virus ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Mass immunizations of the general population using the current live vaccine can be problematic, as there are known complications affecting some individuals,

FDA Approves ACAM2000â„¢ Vaccine for Protection against Smallpox  -  Sep 4, 2007
Fuerteventura Digital,...that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its ACAM2000 (Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live) vaccine for protection against smallpox.

New Smallpox Vaccine Approved  -  Sep 9, 2007
Free Market News Network,The FDA has approved Acambis’ ACAM2000 (smallpox [vaccinia] live) vaccine for the active immunization and protection against smallpox in patients who are

EDITORIAL: Health promotion vaccine  -  Sep 7, 2007
Trading Markets,Because the non-live vaccine has been found to be safe by the Food and Drug Administration and able to effectively prevent cervical cancer, the Centers for

FDA licenses Acambis' ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine  -  Sep 2, 2007
SpiritIndia,...(Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live) vaccine for active immunisation against smallpox disease for persons determined to be at high risk for smallpox infection.

AMY PEARSON: Zostavax helps fight shingles  -  Aug 31, 2007
Beaumont Enterprise,..."Zostavax is a live vaccine and should not be given to individuals who have a weakened immune system caused by treatments that they are taking such as

Measles Cases at Little League World Series  -  Aug 27, 2007
Associated Content,...the time they were vaccinated, and people who were vaccinated between 1963 and 1967 with inactivated vaccine and have not received the live vaccine.

Anthrax claims eight cows in Montana’s Sheridan County  -  Aug 27, 2007
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,Anyone administering the vaccine should wear a long-sleeved shirt and use latex or work gloves to prevent skin contamination with the “live� vaccine.

Keeping kids healthy  -  Sep 5, 2007
South Bend Tribune,She stresses the flu shot is not a live vaccine and it can't make a person sick. Use antibiotics appropriately -- It's also important to stay away from

Anthrax Season Firing Up in Texas  -  Aug 19, 2007
TheHorse.com,It is a live vaccine, so it is important not to give it in conjunction with antibiotics. "The vaccine is very good as far as prevention of the actual

Flu season draws near, so get your vaccination  -  Sep 13, 2007
Biloxi Sun Herald,FluMist nasal spray, a weakened live vaccine, is recommended as an alternative to the flu shot for healthy people 5 to 49 years old (except pregnant women).

A parent's guide to kids' vaccines  -  Aug 2, 2007
NEWSFOOD.com Primo piano,...streptomycin, or polymyxin B. â—? What it's for: RotaTeq is a live vaccine given by mouth to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants.

OPTIONS VI: Inactivated Flu Vaccine Marches On in Army Study  -  Jun 20, 2007
MedPage Today,All told, 555500 got the trivalent vaccine and 135500 got the live vaccine, Dr. Eick said. A continuous cohort, in which military personnel could be placed

Recommendations Updated for Universal Administration of Hepatitis A...  -  Jul 5, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Although there are no data concerning administration of the hepatitis A vaccine to pregnant women, it is not a live vaccine, so the risk to mother and fetus

AAEP 2006: Researchers Test WNV Vaccines  -  Jun 30, 2007
TheHorse.com,...mild or grade 1 signs of neurologic deficits were noted in four of the six horses (67%), and in the horses vaccinated with the modified-live vaccine,

Help on way for pork producers battling PCVAD  -  Jun 22, 2007
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,...“We saw a very good response in a live vaccine at least four weeks ahead of exposure. “I would caution producers not to forget about PRRS because it appears

New tool in battle against avian flu  -  Jun 11, 2007
FarmersWeekly,..."In effect the protecting virus converts the virulent virus into a harmless live vaccine." Trials show that this virus gives the samebeneficial effect for

Weighing the Evidence: Relatives, Absolutes, and the Number Needed ...  -  Jun 1, 2007
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),The finding that live vaccine is associated with an influenza rate that is 55% lower than the rate following inactivated vaccine helps establish that live

Tra basa vaccine under development  -  May 29, 2007
TheFishSite.com,The most effective vaccine is likely to be a live vaccine, because it stimulates all types of immunity and provides with fish longer protection than other

FDA Data on Gardasil May Fuel Controversy  -  May 23, 2007
Wall Street JournalJohn Iskander, acting director of the Immunization Safety Office at the CDC, says Gardasil isn'ta live vaccine, so it shouldn't cause any infections that

Cattle Health: Timing Is Important In Vaccinating Against BVD  -  May 7, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,...“The first choice you have to make is between a killed or modified-live vaccine,� he stated. “In most cases, the modified-live vaccine provides much better

Fish Vaccine Being Developed  -  May 30, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),A live vaccine is the best because it stimulates all types of immunity. The fish will be provided with a longer life span. Professor Coloe and Ms. Phan Ngoc

What’s New in Science  -  May 9, 2007
Daily - University of Washington,The live vaccine must be frozen in liquid nitrogen in order to work, an expensive process that may not be feasible in the developing world, Gardner said.


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