Standard of Care and Autism
Finding that your child has autism may cause intense emotions in some parents. Questions abound, there is not enough parent-friendly information, and doubts have a way of slowly creeping into […]
Tag Archives: vaccination
WSJ: Thousands of Schools Fall Below Recommended Measles Vaccination Rate
Thousands of individual schools in the U.S. don’t have high enough immunization levels to meet the threshold considered adequate to protect a population from measles, a Wall Street Journal examination […]
A measles outbreak where you live? Study ranks US places at highest risk
A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases ranked the top 50 US counties at greatest risk of measles outbreaks based on four factors: population, international air travel volume, nonmedical […]
Measles
According to a recent morbidity and mortality report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “As of April 26, 2019, the CDC had reported 704 cases of measles […]
FDA issues statement about MMR vaccine safety and efficacy; urges public to get timely vaccinations
On April 22, the FDA issued a statement on its continued confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. A portion of the statement […]
New York City orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
by Associated Press, April 9, 2019. New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may […]
Immunization Resources
The American Academy of Pediatrics has developed a wealth of resources to help answer questions regarding vaccination. I am providing links to those resources below along with a description as […]
Pediatrics Group Recommends Inactivated Flu Vaccine Over Live Version
While live attenuated influenza vaccine is returning this season, the American Academy of Pediatrics is continuing to recommend the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) over the live version for children and […]
Measles Outbreak Worsens in Washington State
Most of the 34 patients are under 10 years old, and almost all have been confirmed as unvaccinated against the virus. Article written by: Catherine Offord, January 28, 2019 The […]
CDC reports that influenza is increasing across the US- 13 children have died this season
CDC stated in its Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, FluView, that as of the week ending December 29, influenza activity was increasing in the U.S. Two influenza-associated pediatric deaths were […]
Cortical Chauvinism 