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Predict vaccine coverage by modelling
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Predict vaccine coverage by modelling

Researchers in Canada are combining mathematics with “social learning” to predict how epidemics are affected by fears – usually unfounded – that a vaccine can harm, so as to improve the design of vaccination...

23 August, 2012
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Chickenpox cases fall 80% over decade
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Chickenpox cases fall 80% over decade

Chickenpox cases in the United States dropped almost 80 percent between 2000 and 2010 in 31 states following routine use of the varicella vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Updated...

21 August, 2012
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Why whooping cough is back
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Why whooping cough is back

The number of whooping cough cases in the U.S. this year is on track to be the highest in 50 years, although one researcher says the main reason behind the disease’s apparent resurgence is a heightened awareness...

17 August, 2012
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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine
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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine

We might not have a cure for the common cold, but scientists have discovered a potentially powerful new treatment for much more dangerous flu viruses. Researchers at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and...

13 August, 2012
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Adult vaccines you need to stay healthy and alive
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Adult vaccines you need to stay healthy and alive

Immunizations are not just for kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, immunizations rank among the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century; however, adult immunizations have not...

13 August, 2012
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