News tagged with vaccination status

HPV vaccination more likely if mothers approve

College women were more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) if their mothers communicated with them about sex and if they thought their mothers would approve of their getting vaccinated, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strategies increase health-care worker vaccination rates -- protecting patients

Healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates have remained low, despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading healthcare organizations that all healthcare personnel ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

People with less education could be more susceptible to the flu

People who did not earn a high school diploma could be more likely to get H1N1 and the vaccine might be less effective in them compared to those who earned a diploma, new research shows.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 & ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0