News tagged with haemophilus influenzae type b
Infants' pain response to immunization varies based on which vaccine is first
Infants who receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) following the combination vaccine for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DPTaP-Hib vaccine) appear to experience less pain ...
May 04, 2009 |
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US says 'no concerns' with vaccines eyed in Japan deaths
US health officials said Monday they have had no reports that arouse new safety concerns over two children's vaccines that have been suspended in Japan following the deaths of four babies. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
Children exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to get invasive meningococcal disease than children who are not exposed, reports a study from Chien-Chang Lee at the Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, USA) and ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Keeping up with the neighbors speeds vaccine use
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted an analysis of worldwide use of Haemophilus influenza Type b vaccine (Hib) to determine what factors influenced a nation's adoption of the vaccine. ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Sickle cell study boosts call for improved childhood immunization programs in Africa
Children in Africa with sickle cell anaemia are dying unnecessarily from bacterial infections, suggests the largest study of its kind, funded by the Wellcome Trust. The results are published today in the journal ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Vaccination coverage improves among low-income children, but disparities persist
More children in low-income households are receiving childhood vaccinations on schedule than in previous years, but disparities based on economic status remain, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
May 04, 2009 |
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Bangladesh introduces new vaccine to prevent severe forms of child pneumonia and meningitis
Today, Bangladesh introduces a new combination vaccine that will protect its children against five killer diseases in one injection, including, for the first time, the deadly bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) ...
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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Pakistan introduces vaccine to prevent top child killer
This month, Pakistan is introducing a new combination vaccine that will protect its children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common childhood diseases.
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Nov 01, 2008 |
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3.4 million deaths averted through GAVI-funded immunization programs
3.4 million deaths will be averted in the world's poorest countries through immunisation funded by the GAVI Alliance between 2000 and 2008, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Tool creates personalized catch-up immunization schedules for missed childhood vaccinations
A new downloadable software tool will help pediatricians, parents and other health care professionals determine how to adjust complex childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccine doses aren’t ...
May 20, 2008 |
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How much progress has there been in vaccinating against Hib in the Americas?
The bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes at least 3 million cases of severe disease each year, and about 400,000 children die annually due to pneumonia or meningitis caused by Hib.
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Apr 22, 2008 |
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