Varicella Vaccination

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Metro Briefing  -  Jan 31, 2008
Press-Register - al.com,In a letter given to students, Eichold recommended that those who have previously received a varicella vaccination get a second dose.

Chickenpox Outbreak  -  Jan 30, 2008
WKRG-TV,...given to students at the school to take home today, he recommends that students who have previously received a varicella vaccination get a second dose.

Health Department waives chickenpox vaccine requirement  -  Nov 26, 2007
Hattiesburg American,The Mississippi State Department of Health is waiving the two-dose requirement for the varicella vaccination (chickenpox vaccine) for children entering

Immunization Gets New Attention From Internists  -  Oct 18, 2007
MedPage Today,The annual revision also expanded varicella vaccination recommendations to include all adults with no evidence of immunity and renewed emphasis on flu shots

Internists endorse 2007-08 adult immunization schedule and publish ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),Vaccination for varicella (chickenpox) is now recommended for all adults with no evidence of immunity to varicella. Vaccination for zoster (shingles) has

OCHD may receive shingles vaccination  -  Sep 27, 2007
Newszap Florida,By Lorna Jablonskim Okeechobee News A vaccination will soon become available through the Okeechobee County Health Department to help prevent shingles in

Varicella Vaccination Requirement Is One Dose For Upcoming School Year  -  Aug 23, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Although it is highly recommended that all children receive two doses of the Varicella vaccination, a recent audit of the current regulations revealed that

Integrative Way: Tai chi, shingles and your immunity  -  Jul 22, 2007
Sacramento Bee,This study looked at the impact of tai chi on immunity in adults receiving a varicella vaccination. The researchers studied 112 healthy adults ages 59 to 86

Vaccine Committee Recommends Two-Shot Varicella Regimen  -  Jun 22, 2007
MedPage Today,Establishing varicella vaccination requirements for entry into middle school, high school, and college. ACIP also approved criteria for evidence of immunity

Clinical report on varicella vaccination modified  -  Jun 1, 2007
AAP News (subscription)New information has been added to the AAP clinical report on the use of varicella vaccines in children since publication of the recommendations in the May

HOT OFF THE PRESS - 7 May 2007  -  May 6, 2007
New Zealand Doctor Online,She is also disappointed varicella vaccination is not included on the immunisation schedule. Dr Turner says New Zealanders have to wait for vaccines to be

A chink in the armour  -  Mar 30, 2007
The Australian,The NEJM recently revisited the topic, suggesting again that varicella vaccination could lead to a shift in the disease burden to older people (2007

Study advises checking immigrants for chickenpox, vaccinations if ...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Canada.com,But this study suggests there are cost-effective ways to figure out who needs varicella vaccination and who doesn't. Greenaway and her co-authors have been

Redlands Enrollment Center to open in April  -  Mar 29, 2007
Redlands Daily Facts,...birthday); varicella vaccination or doctor's written statement of clinical diagnosis; and a series of three doses of hepatitis B shots.

Varicella Vaccine Booster Needed  -  Mar 14, 2007
MedPage Today,So, they followed children in Antelope Valley, Calif., near Los Angeles, for 10 years after the implementation of universal varicella vaccination in 1995.

Loss of Vaccine-Induced Immunity to Varicella over Time  -  Mar 14, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Background The introduction of universal varicella vaccination in 1995 has substantially reduced varicella-related morbidity and mortality in the United

Chickenpox vaccine wears off over time: study  -  Mar 14, 2007
CTV.ca,It has been demonstrated that immunity from varicella vaccination wanes among health care workers in terms of measurable antibodies, but this is the first

Booster Dose for Chickenpox Vaccine Recommended  -  Mar 15, 2007
MedIndia,000 subjects for 10 years after the implementation of universal varicella vaccination in 2005, “ Waning of immunity is of particular public health

One chickenpox shot not enough: Study  -  Mar 15, 2007
Canada.com,The findings are of particular interest in Canada, where single-dose varicella vaccination is the norm for children aged 12 months to 12 years old.

Immunization requirements new for next school year  -  Mar 22, 2007
Picayune Item,Most children have already had one varicella vaccination (marketed as Varivax) as well, but the new requirements involve a booster shot before school entry.

Pox protection  -  Mar 15, 2007
Edmonton Sun,The findings are of particular interest in Canada, where single-dose varicella vaccination is the norm. The US recently ramped up the recommended number of

Public Health Response to Varicella Outbreaks—United States, 2003-2004  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),In a 2006 position statement, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) supported a routine 2-dose varicella vaccination policy to improve

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