Immunization and Vaccines: Types and How They Work: Publications and Documents
Summary
The Immunization and Vaccines: Types, Statistics, Information database at Disabled World (DW) encompasses a broad range of publications focused on vaccinations. This includes general information and updates on vaccine types, immunization schedules for children and adults, and statistics on vaccine uptake and efficacy. The database features articles discussing active and passive immunization, the risks and benefits of vaccines, and specific programs like flu shot clinics. It also includes research on new vaccines, such as those for urinary tract infections, and provides insights into vaccine hesitancy, safety, and public health initiatives aimed at increasing immunization rates.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Antivaccine Bills Surge in States, Led by GOP Push Republican lawmakers sponsored 86 percent of state antivaccine bills after COVID-19, a Boston University study finds, raising public health concerns. | ✓ ✓ | |
| mRNA Vaccine Platform Gets Major Upgrade at Yale mRNA vaccines with cell-GPS boost immune responses against viruses like mpox and HPV, promising better treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Who to Vaccinate First When Supplies Are Scarce and Stakes Are High? Protect or prevent? A practicable framework for the dilemmas of COVID-19 vaccine prioritization. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Reevaluating Misinformation: The Role of Unflagged, Accurate Content in Fueling Vaccine Hesitancy Vaccine-skeptical content that is not being flagged by Facebook is potentially lowering users intentions to get vaccinated by 2.3 percentage points. | ||
| Diverse Range of Vaccines Crucial For Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Range of vaccines platforms crucial for enhancing human pandemic preparedness following discovery of avian influenza spreading from cows to humans. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Vast Majority of Global Population Trust Vaccines Survey across 23 countries reveals substantial trust in vaccines among a large segment of the global population. | ||
| Vaccination and Boosters During Pregnancy Benefits Pregnant Women and Newborns Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to recent findings. | ||
| New Guidance on Safe Injection Practice in Hospitals New guidance on safe injection practice in hospitals emphasises the importance of prefilled and labelled syringes in avoiding medication errors. | ||
| No Increased Risk of Serious Diseases for COVID-19 Vaccinated The research study results obtained clearly show that there was no increased risk of serious diseases among the vaccinated. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Hydrogel Tech Could Cut Global Vaccine Waste in Half ETH Zurich researchers developed a hydrogel that extends vaccine shelf life and cuts cold chain waste by raising safe storage from 2 to 8 up to 65 C. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Rising COVID-19 Cases Fuel Growing Anger Towards Anti-Vaxxers Opinion article regarding COVID-19 Anti-vaxxers, preventable deaths, and the lifting of masking mandates. | ✓ | |
| Vaccinating Pre-schoolers with Asthma Against the Flu Research finds vaccinating asthmatic pre-schoolers against the flu could dramatically reduce their risk of being hospitalized after an asthma attack. | ||
| CVS Health Offering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Broward County Residents Unvaccinated residents can receive a Hepatitis A vaccine at select MinuteClinic and CVS Pharmacy locations in the area. | ||
| Is President Trump About to Issue Vaccine Executive Order? Possible vaccination safety executive order may be released soon by President Donald J. Trump. | ||
| Early Clinical Trials Find Powdered Measles Vaccine Safe Measles vaccine made of fine dry powder delivered with puff of air triggered no adverse side effects in early human testing and it is likely effective. | ||
| Mandatory Health Care Employees Vaccination Policy According to a Henry Ford Health System study, hospitals can improve flu vaccination rate among health care workers by using mandatory employee vaccination policy. | ||
| Global Resurgence of Deadly Pertussis Bacteria Concerted effort by nurses practitioners and other primary care providers needed to reverse rise in pertussis cases and deaths among children and youth. | ||
| Monitoring of Childhood Immunization Schedule Report on federal childhood immunization schedule offers a framework for conducting safety research using existing or new data collection systems. | ||
| Too Many Vaccines Too Soon Does Not Increase Risk of Autism 10% of parents refuse or delay vaccinations because they believe it is safer than following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention schedule. | ||
| Parents Refusing to Vaccinate Teen Daughters Against HPV More parents are stating they will not vaccinate daughters against HPV due to increased concerns about potential side effects. | ||
| Study Shows Shingles Vaccine is Safe The herpes zoster vaccine, also known as the shingles vaccine, is generally safe and well tolerated according to a Vaccine Safety Datalink study. | ||
| Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccine for Middle Aged 42 million younger seniors in the U.S. aged between 50 and 65 may soon have a new vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia. | ||
| Chikungunya Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Development Experimental chikungunya vaccine shows promise in preventing painful, disabling illness and could protect vulnerable populations worldwide. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Vaccine Research Foundation for Infectious and Tropical Diseases New Foundation will advocate and campaign for increased funding for global vaccine research against infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases. | ||
| State School Immunization Requirements for Students Effective August 1 Changes to school immunization requirements may affect some students in grades K-12 with additional requirements for students entering 7th grade. | ||
| Cholera Vaccination Strategies for Zimbabwe Analyzing how a cholera outbreak would spread in Zimbabwe is providing insights into most effective vaccination strategies for preventing future cholera epidemics. | ||
| CDC Ignores Mercury in Vaccines But Warns of Zombie Apocalypse Concerns about the persistent presence of mercury in the form of Thimerosal in vaccines in the U.S.. | ||
| US Vaccination Week 23 - 30 April, 2011 Ninth annual Vaccination Week in the Americas between 23 and 30 April. | ||
| Pneumococcal Vaccine Approach Successful in Tests New vaccine candidate that is potentially cheaper and able to protect against any pneumococcal strain. | ||
| Urgent Care Network Offers Limited Free Flu Vaccines With flu season still at its height Urgent Cares of America has started offering free flu vaccines at all their locations. | ||
| Vaccines for Plague and Bacterial Pneumonias Vaccine to protect against plague and the terrorists who seek to use plague as a weapon. | ||
| Missouri Seniors Should Get Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines Older adults are at greater risk of serious flu-related complications including pneumonia hospitalization and even death. | ||
| Shingles Vaccine Associated With 55% Reduced Risk of Disease Retrospective study observed the outcomes of effectiveness of herpes zoster vaccine in large diverse population of men and women. | ||
| Free Flu Shots for North Carolina's Youth Urgent Cares of America clinics offering free seasonal 2011 flu shots to children and youth ages 4 years through college students. | ||
| Doctor Donates Thousands of Flu Shots Dr. M. George is well known for providing free flu shots for the past thirteen years to more than 28,000 people in his community. | ||
| New MenAfriVac Meningitis Vaccine to Eradicate Epidemics in Africa MenAfriVac vaccine designed specifically for Africa expected to help health workers eliminate meningococcal A epidemics. | ||
| Why Vaccines May be Ineffective for Some People New research published suggests the effectiveness of the bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine is compromised by environmental bacteria. | ||
| Study Uses the Patient's Tumor to Form Vaccine A new process for creating a personalized vaccine may become a crucial tool in helping patients with colorectal cancer. | ||
| CDC Unveils New Adult Vaccination Rates New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that adults remain largely un-vaccinated against preventable infectious illnesses. | ||
| Needle-free HPV Vaccine Increases Effectiveness and Availability Targeted inhalable dry powder vaccine may replace current commercial human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine used throughout the world. | ||
| Vaccine for Urinary Tract Infections Vaccine for urinary tract infections is one step closer as study sheds light on what E. coli genes are doing inside the body during infection. | ||
| Breakthrough in Cancer Vaccine Research Vaccines created to prompt the immune system to attack cancerous cells in tumors have shown to activate an immune response in the body. | ||
| HPV Vaccine Support Wanes when Linked to Controversy News coverage about HPV vaccine requirements tends to amplify this controversy possibly leading to negative attitudes among the public. | ||
| National Meningitis Association Statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Vote Expanding adolescent meningococcal vaccination recommendation to include a booster. | ||
| 90% of Young Canadian Women Not Vaccinated Against Cervical Cancer Young women are leaving themselves vulnerable to cervical cancer because they are unaware of the benefits of vaccination. | ||
| Childhood Vaccines Yes, But Not at a Cost Results of survey show Spanish mothers are more resistant than those in other countries to the idea of paying for vaccines. | ||
| Vaccinations Should Continue as Influenza Pandemics Epidemics Wane Influenza pandemics often come in multiple waves public health officials have to decide whether continuing vaccination programs is warranted. | ||
| Patient-specific Vaccines for Metastatic Melanoma May Induce Durable Complete Regression Encouraging clinical study results for patient-specific vaccine therapy to treat metastatic melanoma. | ||
| Effective Vaccine for Malaria a Step Closer Vaccine for malaria is a step closer following identification of a key pathway used by the malaria parasite to infect human cells. | ||
| Mothers Wins Compensation After MMR Injection Left Son Disabled A Warrington mother has won a legal battle for compensation after her son was left severely disabled by the MMR vaccine. |
Key: the first check mark indicates the publication carries an editor's note; the second indicates a footnote.
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