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vaccination
vaccine
vaccine Agent used to give
immunity against various diseases without producing symptoms. A vaccine consists of modified disease organisms, such as live, weakened virus, or dead ones that are still able to induce the production of specific antibodies within the blood. See also
antibody;
immune system;
virus
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Vaccination levels among Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites aged at least 65 years old - Los Angeles County, California, 1996. (influenza vaccine)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 12/12/1997; 700+ words
; ...findings document low vaccination levels among the...in barriers to vaccination and places where vaccinations were received...reported receiving vaccinations at senior centers...years who reported vaccination knowledge, attitudes...
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Vaccination coverage among callers to a state influenza hotline--Connecticut, 2004-05 influenza season.(Brief Report)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 3/4/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...most at risk and in need of influenza vaccination. Caller information was collected and...November 2004. The results indicated that vaccination coverage varied by age group and that...from LHDs were more likely to receive vaccination. State health departments might consider...
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Vaccinations in Multiple Sclerosis and Risk of Relapse.
Newspaper article from: Neurology Alert; 4/1/2001; 700+ words
; Vaccinations in Multiple Sclerosis...Hepatitis B vaccination and the risk...Confavreux C, et al. Vaccinations and the risk...indicating that vaccination did not increase...The safety of vaccinations in patients with...
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Vaccinations: searching for the middle ground.
Magazine article from: New Life Journal; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...antibody levels (as vaccinations do), thus the only...specific diseases. Vaccination is an effective tool...known. Japan's vaccination rate dropped from...see how decreased vaccination can lead to increased...thimerosal in a number of vaccinations. The FDA recently...
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Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents 1 Year Before the Institution of a Seventh Grade School Entry Vaccination Requirement -- San Diego, California, 1998.(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 2/11/2000; 700+ words
; ...child's vaccination history...recall which vaccinations the child...recommended vaccinations. Reliable estimates of vaccination coverage...adolescent vaccinations. New methods...adolescent vaccination coverage...
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HPV vaccination looks attractive in developing countries
Magazine article from: Inpharma Weekly; 9/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and economics consequences of HPV 16,18 vaccination among adolescent girls in all 72 GAVI...in the poorest countries Compared with no vaccination, the model showed that HPV vaccination (with 70% coverage) would result in a...
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Influenza Vaccination: A Call for a Multiple Intervention Approach
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Public Health; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Despite known benefits of influenza vaccination, inoculation rates among health...care professionals make personal vaccination decisions. This commentary explores the inherent complexity of vaccination decision-making and offers suggestions...
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Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma - United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
Magazine article from: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 3/9/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...complications from influenza, and influenza vaccination has been determined to safely and effectively...asthma aged ≥6 months receive vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine during...season; however, national influenza vaccination coverage rates specifically for children...
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Vaccination coverage levels among children aged 19-35 months - United States, April-June 1994.
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 5/26/1995; 700+ words
; ...recommended childhood vaccinations (objective...to increase vaccination coverage levels...estimates of vaccination coverage among...collect data about vaccinations among children...6 years. Vaccination information...
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Targeted vaccinations could be effective intervention against deliberate attack.
Newspaper article from: TB & Outbreaks Week; 12/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...effectiveness of mass vaccination, given a sufficiently...University. Since targeted vaccinations would lead to fewer...neighborhood contacts. Vaccinations began either with...possible delays in vaccination. In simulations of both mass and targeted vaccinations, a rapid response...
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Vaccination
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...Often, a single vaccination will not suffice...A series of vaccinations triggers a greater...This periodic vaccination is also referred...use of booster vaccinations produces a long...lasting immunity. Vaccination acts on the...
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vaccination
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
vaccination, a term first used by Jenner (1798) for inoculating...techniques, but not without opposition. The 1840 Vaccination Act prohibited inoculation and permitted vaccination of the poor at ratepayers' expense; the 1853 extension...
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Smallpox Vaccination
Book article from: American Eras
Smallpox Vaccination The Scourge . Smallpox was a deadly...Jenner experimented with “ vaccination ” using cowpox (vaccine...have far-reaching consequences. Vaccination in America . When Dr. Benjamin Water...
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Vaccinations
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Vaccinations. See Smallpox .
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Vaccines
Book article from: Biology
...into the boy's body. Vaccination works by stimulating the...large dose given at once. Vaccination is used against a variety...pertussis-tentanus, vaccination. Most illnesses from vaccinations are found in individuals...
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