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Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC

Posted 11 days ago by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 2 – Each year, some 45,000 Americans die from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccines, health officials said Thursday. Despite this, the number of American adults who get needed vaccines remains low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "There were some modest increases in coverage, but for very few vaccines," said Dr. Carolyn B. Bridges, associate director of adult immunization at the CDC and co-author of the report. "Coverage is much lower than we would like to see it." The data was published in the Feb. 3 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. According to the report, 2010 (the latest year covered by the report) saw only a small increase in the rate of uptake for just three vaccines. The rate of the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination increased 1.6 percent, to 8.2 percent. Tdap ... Read more

Doctors in a Bind When Parents Want to Delay, Skip Vaccines

Posted 28 Nov 2011 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 28 – Mistrust of childhood vaccines is causing some parents to request "alternative" schedules from doctors, either delaying or skipping some shots. And a new study suggests that most pediatricians are willing to go along with these requests – up to a point. "Parents seem to be regularly requesting alternative childhood immunization schedules," noted co-author Dr. Douglas John Opel, an acting assistant professor in the University of Washington's department of pediatrics. However, he added, "there needs to be more research into the effectiveness and safety of these schedules." The report is published in the Nov. 28 online edition of Pediatrics. The issue of parents ignoring standard guidelines on childhood vaccination schedules is worrying to many experts. One study, published in the November issue of Pediatrics, found that more than one in 10 parents in the United States ... Read more

More Teens Getting Vaccines Against HPV, Other Infections: CDC

Posted 14 Nov 2011 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 14 – Although the number of teens getting three new recommended vaccines is growing, there's still room for improvement, government researchers report. The three vaccines were added to the recommended list of vaccines in 2005 through 2007. They include the TdaP vaccine, which shields against tetanus, diptheria and whooping cough (pertussis); the meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) and the human papillomavirus (HPV) shot for girls, which prevents about 70 percent of cervical cancers and vaginal warts. Overall, the proportion of 13- to 17-year-olds who were up-to-date on these three shots rose from 10 percent in 2006 to almost 42 percent by 2009, the team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. "On the good side, vaccination coverage is increasing," said lead researcher Shannon Stokley, from the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory ... Read more

Some U.S. Parents Ignoring Vaccination Guidelines

Posted 3 Oct 2011 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 3 – More than one in 10 parents don't follow recommended vaccination guidelines for their children, opting instead for an "alternative" schedule that could involve skipping doses or delaying shots. And parents who do follow official recommendations show some inclination to move toward an alternative schedule, according to new research. The findings alarm the authors of the study, published in the November issue of Pediatrics. "This really highlights to me that there's probably going to be a continuing increase in the number of parents who choose to follow alternative schedules," said study author Dr. Amanda Dempsey. "We really need to start allocating government and educational resources to stem the growing tide of discontent about vaccines among parents." This isn't the first time investigators have noticed the shift. "There's been a trend over the past couple of decades ... Read more

Health Tip: Who Needs a Whooping Cough Vaccine?

Posted 28 Sep 2011 by Drugs.com

-- Whooping cough, medically called pertussis, is a serious infection that can cause episodes of extreme coughing. In some cases, it can lead to serious complications, including death. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases says these adults should be vaccinated for whooping cough: Any adult who has never received a Tdap vaccine (a combination of vaccines against whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria). Adults who will have close contact with infants aged 12 months and younger. People who work in the health care industry and have contact with patients. Women who have just delivered a baby, and whose last Tdap vaccine was between two and 10 years ago. Read more

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Experts Revise Guidelines for Whooping Cough Vaccination

Posted 26 Sep 2011 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Sept. 26 – Revised recommendations for the use of Tdap vaccine to protect against pertussis ("whooping cough") in older children and adults have been released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Tdap vaccine also protects against diphtheria and tetanus. All three illnesses are caused by bacteria and are potentially deadly diseases. Pertussis is easily transmitted and causes severe, uncontrollable coughing. It mainly affects adolescents and adults, but can be a serious threat to infants who are too young to be immunized. Although children two months and older receive a similar vaccine known as DTaP, which protects against the same three diseases, pertussis is often transmitted by older, unvaccinated family members, friends and relatives. "Changes in recommendation for pertussis vaccination have come about as a ... Read more

Adult Vaccinations Protect Children: Report

Posted 19 Aug 2011 by Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Aug. 19 – Regular vaccinations for adults can help protect children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems, but few American adults get the recommended immunizations, experts say. A recent report from the non-profit Trust for America's Health found that less than one-third of adults in the United States get an annual flu shot and only 2 percent are vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. Adults should stay current on their vaccines for many reasons, according to Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of the preventive medicine department at Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville, Tenn. Doing so not only protects adults against many diseases, it prevents them from transmitting those diseases to family members, infants and elders, bolstering public health in general. Getting the Tdap vaccine against whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus is particularly ... Read more

Panel to Pregnant Moms: Get Whooping Cough Shots

Posted 23 Jun 2011 by Drugs.com

From Associated Press (June 23, 2011) ATLANTA – A federal advisory panel is recommending that pregnant women get vaccinated against whooping cough. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday voted to recommend the shot for pregnant women who previously were not vaccinated. The vaccine, which does not use live bacteria, would be given in the third trimester or late second trimester. Children get whooping cough vaccine in a series of shots beginning at 2 months. Most infant deaths and hospitalizations now occur in the first two months of life. Some research has found that vaccinating a pregnant woman will allow her to pass some immunity to her child. Outbreaks of whooping cough last year in California and other states led to more than 21,000 cases nationwide, at least 4,000 more than in 2009. Read more

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Too Few Adults Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough: CDC

Posted 14 Oct 2010 by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Oct. 14 – Recent outbreaks of whooping cough highlight the need for adults to be vaccinated against this highly contagious disease, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Not only does vaccination protect adults against the disease, it reduces the odds that they will pass on an illness that can be life-threatening to those most at risk: infants who haven't finished their full vaccination series, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A whooping cough outbreak this year in California has already sickened more than 5,270 infants and killed nine, the agency reported. That rate of illness is the highest recorded in the state since 1955, according to the California Department of Public Health. The best way to protect yourself and the infants you come into contact from getting whooping cough – also known as pertussis – is the tetanus, diphtheria, ... Read more

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Spread of Whooping Cough Raises Concern

Posted 5 Aug 2010 by Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4 – Amidst the largest outbreak of whooping cough in decades, public health officials in California are urging residents, particularly pregnant women and those who come into contact with infants, to make sure they're immunized for the highly contagious disease. With the incidence of whooping cough also higher than last year in Michigan, South Carolina, Ohio and upstate New York, there's growing concern whooping cough will continue to spread, said Jennifer Liang, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is named for the wheezing sound, or "whoop," sufferers make when they try to breathe during a coughing fit. "Pertussis is a cyclic disease, and we do see peaks every three to five years," Liang said. "The last peak was 2005, when we had 25,000 reported cases nationally, and we may be on the upswing of ... Read more

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Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More

Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 30 – Exposure to whooping cough will provide immunity for an average of three decades, new research suggests. Doctors had previously thought that immunity lasted for much less time. But the new study, by researchers based at the University of Michigan and the University of New Mexico, rebuts that assumption. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has become more common in the United States and elsewhere since the 1980s. Some health experts have thought that immunity is wearing off for people who'd been vaccinated or had been infected by the disease. For the study, researchers used medical data from England and Wales from before a vaccine was available (1945-1957) as well as later (1958-1972). They created a mathematical model to determine how long immunity lasted after people were exposed naturally to the disease. They found that immunity after natural infection lasts ... Read more

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Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough

Posted 26 May 2009 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 26 – Compared to children who are immunized against whooping cough, those who aren't vaccinated are 23 times more likely to get the infection – a finding that shows the danger faced by children whose parents refuse to have their children vaccinated. That's the conclusion of researchers who reviewed the health records of Kaiser Permanente Colorado members aged 2 months to 18 years between 1996 and 2007, and identified 156 cases of whooping cough (pertussis). "This study helps dispel one of the commonly held beliefs among vaccine-refusing parents: that their children are not at risk for vaccine preventable diseases," lead author Jason Glanz, a senior scientist at Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Health Research, said in a Kaiser news release. "It also shows that the decision to refuse immunizations could have important ramifications for the health of the entire community. ... Read more

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Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged

Posted 17 Dec 2008 by Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 – About 7 million fewer children are immunized against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis) than individual nations and World Health Organization/UNICEF estimates report, a new study shows. Since countries receive international funding for vaccinations based on these estimates, the University of Washington in Seattle researchers calculated that 51 countries may have been overpaid $140 million, or almost twice as much as they should have received, for vaccinations that were never given. The authors, writing in this week's issue of The Lancet, call for independent monitoring that is open to public scrutiny to avoid abuse of these important health-care initiatives. "Measurement of immunization coverage must be through more periodic gold-standard surveys that are integrated with improved administrative data if progress towards goals such as universal ... Read more

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Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths

Posted 3 Nov 2008 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 3 – Giving infants a routine pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine two weeks earlier than normal could prevent at least 1,236 cases of pertussis, 898 hospitalizations and seven deaths each year in the United States, a new study finds. Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University reported their findings in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics. "Rates of pertussis, which can be life-threatening to infants, are increasing. Pertussis vaccine has been highly effective in defending children against the disease, and we find that modest adjustments in the timing of vaccine administration may offer enhanced protection to very young infants who are especially susceptible to severe disease," co-lead author Dr. Timothy R. Peters, assistant professor of pediatrics at Brenner Children's Hospital (part of Wake Forest), said in a university news ... Read more

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