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URock to host immunization clinic  -  Feb 4, 2008
VillageSoup Belfast,31, 1956 to provide proof of immunization or immunity to Measles, Rubella, Mumps (two doses of mumps vaccine administered after the student's first

Research seeks roots of autism  -  Feb 17, 2008
Columbia Daily Tribune,As for the possibility of environmental causes, the parents have heard many things, including mercury used in the measles and mumps vaccine, could have been

Spread of Mumps Is Feared After Maine Reports Cases  -  25 Dec 2007
New York Times,Mumps vaccine was developed in the late 1960s, and most states require children to have at least one dose to enter school.

Mumps vaccinations for kids resume in Calgary  -  25 Dec 2007
CBC.ca,Mumps vaccinations for children have resumed throughout the Calgary Health Region after a provincewide program was suspended earlier this month when several

Mumps vaccine supply strained  -  Dec 12, 2007
Canada.com,Nova Scotia has withdrawn one lot of mumps vaccine as a precaution. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief public health officer, said Wednesday Nova Scotia

Mumps vaccine being probed for allergy links  -  Dec 13, 2007
Globe and Mail,CALGARY and EDMONTON -- Health officials across the country are being told to stop using a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine that is now being investigated

NS withdraws lot of mumps vaccine over health fears  -  Dec 12, 2007
Canada.com,A day after Alberta halted its mumps vaccinations over health fears, the Nova Scotia government has withdrawn one lot of mumps vaccine as a precaution.

Mumps vaccine campaign on hold  -  Dec 12, 2007
Canada.com,EDMONTON - Alberta Health has suspended its provincewide mumps vaccination campaign for young adults after five people had serious allergic reactions to

Canada suspends use of MerckFrosst mumps vaccine  -  Dec 12, 2007
Reuters Canada,TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada suspended use of three batches of a mumps vaccine on Wednesday after five people fell ill in the midst of a vaccination campaign

Province halts mumps vaccine  -  Dec 18, 2007
The Lacombe Globe,By Heather Pickett Those who were planning on rolling up their sleeves for their mumps vaccination will have to wait. In light of serious allergic reactions

Mumps vaccine in Sask. safe for use: doctor  -  Dec 13, 2007
StarPhoenix,REGINA (SNN) -- Saskatchewan residents need not worry about the mumps vaccine being used in this province because it comes from a different manufacturer

Batch of mumps vaccine suspected of causing reactions not used in NS  -  Dec 12, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,By THE CANADIAN PRESS Health officials in Nova Scotia say they have not used any measles, mumps and rubella vaccine related to a batch suspected of causing

Health Canada issues warning about measles, mumps vaccine  -  Dec 12, 2007
Ottawa Citizen,Health Canada warned provincial and territorial health authorities yesterday that 200000 doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could be affected by

Alberta yanks mumps vaccine  -  Dec 12, 2007
Montreal Gazette,Alberta health officials have shut down a provincewide vaccination campaign against the mumps after five people suffered serious allergic reactions to the

No need to fear vaccine - officials  -  Dec 13, 2007
Montreal Gazette,Quebec withdrew one lot of mumps vaccine as a precaution yesterday, a day after Alberta halted its mumps vaccinations over health fears.

Infant mumps shots continue  -  Dec 13, 2007
Edmonton Journal,EDMONTON - Capital Health has enough safe mumps vaccine to protect city babies until Christmas, but will then need to find another supply after Alberta

Mumps outbreak spreads to 12 counties  -  Dec 15, 2007
Bangor Daily News,But she stressed that state law mandates a number of vaccines for school-age children, including the mumps vaccine, with a waiver available to families who

No vaccine worries here  -  Dec 12, 2007
Windsor Star,A mumps vaccine that has been responsible for causing allergic reactions among five people in Alberta has not made its was to Windsor and Essex County.

Alberta halts mumps vaccinations after reactions  -  Dec 12, 2007
Times Colonist,CALGARY -- Several Albertans have suffered serious allergic reactions after receiving a mumps vaccine, forcing health officials to halt a massive,

NH on mumps watch  -  Nov 28, 2007
Foster's Daily Democrat,...to perform laboratory testing for those suspected cases of mumps. Vaccine recommendations have changed since the outbreak, health officials also said.

Orono: No mumps at UMaine, spokesman says  -  Nov 29, 2007
Bangor Daily News,So far, just one student has gone to the health center on campus for a mumps vaccine. Carr said vaccine is available for students at the health center,

Mumps vac suspended  -  Dec 18, 2007
Mayerthorpe Freelancer,Mayerthorpe’s youth will no longer be lining up to get their mumps vaccination this month. The provincial government announced last week its plans to

Mumps outbreak continues to rise in Alberta  -  Nov 30, 2007
CTV.ca,People in this age group received only one dose of the mumps vaccine when they were children, which is now thought to have worn off.

Mumps outbreak in Clark County  -  Dec 11, 2007
KVBC,An outbreak of the mumps has been reported in Las Vegas. You can catch it by breathing around someone who coughs or sneezes. Doctors reported five cases in

Many students at USM comply with vaccination order  -  Dec 6, 2007
Kennebec Journal,For college students, two doses of mumps vaccine are required, rather than the previously recommended single dose. Most students have had two doses as part

400 Students Banned from U. of Maine for not Having Mumps Shots  -  Dec 6, 2007
ShortNews.com,...of Maine has stated that some 400 students have been banned from campus after they felt to meet the university's requirements for the mumps vaccine.

Bangor: Tests fail to confirm suspected mumps case  -  Dec 4, 2007
Bangor Daily News,Two weeks ago, the state issued new recommendations for mumps vaccine administration in schoolchildren, college students and hospital employees.

Mumps outbreak at USM spurs vaccination requirement  -  Nov 30, 2007
KeepMEcurrent.com,USM has purchased 1000 doses of the mumps vaccine in light of the outbreak. Students who have been inoculated previously are asked to receive a second

Two mumps vaccinations better than one  -  Oct 17, 2007
Reuters UK,NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During outbreaks of mumps, vaccine effectiveness is better when two mumps vaccinations are given rather than one, according to

Mumps case one of three in a decade statewide  -  Oct 19, 2007
Bowdoin Orient,The mumps vaccine was first systematically administered in 1957, and people born before then are assumed to have already had the disease and therefore be

Adult Immunization Guidelines: A Patient Safety and Quality-of ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineOn the basis of recent large-scale mumps outbreaks within the United States, the ACIP has recommended a second dose of mumps vaccine for people in specific

New US vaccine guidelines for adults released  -  Oct 18, 2007
Reuters UK,...new indications for flu vaccination, and recommendation of a second dose of mumps vaccine for adults working in a health care facility.

Mumps Information: What is Mumps?  -  Oct 10, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Most cases of Mumps are now seen in people who have not had a Mumps vaccine. In New Zealand, the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccination is offered to all

Maritimes campuses seeing good uptake at MMR vaccination clinics  -  Sep 28, 2007
The Canadian PressSince the mumps vaccine first started being widely distributed in the early 1970s, it was assumed that one dose was sufficient to offer protection.

Uni's mumps outbreak  -  Oct 1, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,Health authorities have advised the unidentified university on isolating those affected and have offered mumps vaccine to all unvaccinated residents.

Academic Vs. Industry Research — One Isn’t Better Than The Other ...  -  Oct 10, 2007
Congressional Quarterly,For example, in Hilleman’s day, it took only four years for the mumps vaccine he created to reach children worldwide. But Offit said such a speedy

Rise in children's mumps and measles jabs  -  Sep 28, 2007
The Argus.co.uk,By Siobhan Ryan However the number of children protected against the diseases is still not high enough to prevent an outbreak in Sussex.

SIDES CLASH ON TAKE-UP OF JABS  -  Oct 1, 2007
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk,Public health chiefs and a private immunisation company are at loggerheads over the need for single jabs of measles, mumps and rubella.

Maritimes campuses seeing good uptake at MMR vaccination clinics  -  Sep 28, 2007
CBC Nova Scotia,The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says all Canadian children, teens and adults up to about age 40 should have at least two doses of mumps vaccine.

Carroll Burgoon Jr., dermatologist  -  Oct 11, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,The couple married in 1947 and traveled to Alaska to research mumps vaccine. Dr. Burgoon completed residencies in dermatology at HUP and the former Skin and

Federal advisory group recommends catch-up vaccination program for ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
The Canadian Press,TORONTO (CP) — All Canadian children, teens and adults up to about age 40 should have two doses of mumps vaccine, a national committee of experts said

PEI students to be offered second dose of mumps vaccine  -  Aug 27, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,By THE CANADIAN PRESS | 3:47 PM CHARLOTTETOWN — Post-secondary students on Prince Edward Island will be offered a second dose of measles, mumps and rubella

Second mumps vaccination urged for youth  -  Aug 21, 2007
CTV.ca,Canada's Chief Public Health Officer is advising that all Canadian children, teens and young adults should be vaccinated with two doses of mumps vaccine to

Mumps vaccine encouraged  -  Aug 21, 2007
Thunder Bay's Source,The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending susceptible adolescents and adults get a second mumps vaccine – now standard for young

Panel recommends second mumps vaccination  -  Aug 21, 2007
Toronto Star,A national committee of experts is recommending that all Canadian children and susceptible adolescents and adults receive two doses of mumps vaccine.

Mumps Vaccination Recommendations For Canadians  -  Aug 30, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,All Canadian children as well as susceptible adolescents and adults should be vaccinated with two doses of mumps vaccine to help prevent and control illness

Kids, susceptible adults need catch-up vaccination for mumps  -  Aug 21, 2007
CBC Nova Scotia,A national committee of health experts says that all Canadian children and susceptible teenagers and adults should receive two doses of mumps vaccine.

Second vaccination against mumps urged  -  Aug 22, 2007
Globe and Mail,In a British study cited in the NACI statement, a second dose of mumps vaccine was shown to immunize nearly 95 per cent of the general population,

Time to needle teens  -  Aug 22, 2007
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre,Health officials across the country want to make sure that all Canadian children and adolescents have received two doses of mumps vaccine.

DHR reminds parents to immunize their children  -  Aug 30, 2007
Lincolnton Journal,...include: (1) a second dose of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine and a second dose of Mumps vaccine or laboratory proof of immunity for children entering

Chicken pox shot required, but hard to find  -  Aug 21, 2007
Savannah Morning News,A second dose of that vaccine and a second dose of the mumps vaccine are new requirements this year for kindergartners and sixth-graders attending Georgia

Study Reveals Gaps in Vaccine Financing For Underinsured Children  -  08 Aug 2007
SpiritIndia,CBC Want a mumps vaccine with that beer? -- Infectious disease experts are considering some creative and unusual vaccination strategies as they try to

Western Health reports second case of mumps in Stephenville  -  Jun 30, 2007
Western Star,..."Due to the nature of close household contact and the fact that the mumps vaccine has a failure rate of about five per cent, even with two doses,

Immunity Challenge  -  Jun 21, 2007
Washington City Paper,Reviewed: Paul A. Offit, MD's Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases By Alex Halprin Maurice Hilleman may have saved your life

Health requirements changing in Rome City Schools  -  Jun 10, 2007
Rome News-Tribune,...have three new vaccines — one for hepatitis B and a second dose varicella, or chicken pox, and a second dose of mumps vaccine, or proof of immunity.

Mumps found in Elgin County  -  05 Jun 2007
London Free Press,Since 1992, children born here were given two doses of mumps vaccine that offers 100-per-cent immunity. But before 1992, children were given just one dose

Huron MOH Advises Booster Shots For Those Headed Down East  -  Jun 3, 2007
CKNX Radio,Henning says the mumps vaccine is usually given at the ages of 12 and again at 18 months. But she says some people born between in those 20 years -- only

NS ground zero for mumps cases  -  May 29, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,There is controversy surrounding the possibility that the mumps vaccine, once thought to cover all strains, may not do so, Dr. Hatchette said.

Health-care workers to get mumps vaccine  -  May 11, 2007
The Daily News,BY SKANA GEE. The province could spend more than $300000 immunizing health-care workers in the wake of a mumps outbreak in Nova Scotia.

Mumps on the move  -  May 25, 2007
National Review of Medicine,The Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection announced on May 11 that healthcare workers will get a mumps vaccine booster, in response to

Update on mumps in Toronto  -  May 15, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),However, if you were born in Ontario after 1970, or before 1990, you likely received only one dose of mumps vaccine. "Because of the outbreak among this age

City warns of risk of mumps exposure  -  May 16, 2007
Toronto Star,On top of that, the current crop of Canadian university students is less likely to have received a full, two-shot course of the mumps vaccine as children.

Does my child need the MMR vaccination?  -  May 18, 2007
Times Online,The mumps vaccine was introduced in 1988. Until then, it was the most common form of viral meningitis affecting one in 400 who got the disease.

Let’s hope Ottawa’s not immune to helping Nova Scotia  -  May 31, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,After recent mumps outbreaks in England and the midwest of the United States, two ugly words have continually emerged with respect to the mumps vaccine:

Disease of the moment  -  Jun 2, 2007
St. John's Telegram,Seems the mumps vaccine was given to young people only once for several years in the 1980s and ’90s, as medical practitioners opted against giving booster

Mumps A General Overview  -  May 30, 2007
DentalPlans.com,Before there was a mumps vaccine, many children had hearing loss caused by mumps. Mumps has been one of the leading causes of acquired deafness in childhood

Mumps numbers swell in Nova Scotia  -  May 25, 2007
CBC News,Since the 1990s, the mumps vaccine has come in two doses. But some young people did not return for a second booster or missed vaccination altogether.

Health-care workers might be immunized against the mumps  -  May 12, 2007
The Daily News,The province could spend more than $300000 immunizing health-care workers in the wake of a mumps outbreak. "All health-care workers in the province,

Vaccine production to alter immunization  -  May 13, 2007
Cherry Hill Courier Post,Young children needing immunization against chickenpox and three other diseases likely will have to get an extra shot, due to manufacturing problems that

Vaccine problem may mean extra shot  -  May 10, 2007
The State,By AP. TRENTON, NJ — Young children needing immunization against chickenpox and three other diseases likely will have to get an extra shot,

Number of Nova Scotia cases climbs to more than 300  -  May 25, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,By THE CANADIAN PRESS. The number of mumps cases in Nova Scotia has risen again this week by 30, bringing the total to 302 since the outbreak began in

Mumps Outbreak Hits Toronto  -  May 15, 2007
AHNMedical personnel believe that people who caught the disease may have received only one dose of the mumps vaccine in childhood. Many jurisdictions in Canada

Immunization changes take effect next school year  -  May 7, 2007
Savannah Morning News,For children entering kindergarten, sixth grade or any new entrants into any grade, a second dose of the mumps vaccine, or proof of disease history or

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