protected. You may have received a vaccine as a child. But some vaccines require a booster if you want to remain protected. Protection may not be life-long for diseases like pertussis (whooping cough) or tetanus, which is usually given with the diphtheria toxoid. The CDC recommends a booster for the latter every 10 years after an initial childhood series. 2. Getting vaccines helps protect kids -- especially babies too young for vaccines. Whooping cough vaccines are recommended for pregnant women
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outbreak. In the facility that I work, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, we have implemented such a plan. We provide free flu shots to low income families and children. All patients who are admitted to the facility are administered flu and pneumonia vaccines prior to discharge if they have not already been vaccinated. This is especially true for elderly patients or patients living in skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes. I believe that it is not only necessary but also imperative to provide
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involving 260K children age 6 - 23 found no evidence that the flu vaccine even works. According to the FDA "Category C drugs are drugs that are more likely to cause problems for the mother or fetus" The category also indicates that the safety studies for the drug isnt finished. The Sydney morning Herald recently reported that young children were more likely to end up in the hospital from side effects from the vaccing than the vaccine itself. Protects against only one strain.. 6.) There is
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philosophical background. Within contemporary society there have been great emphasis on minoring risk associated with health issues such as flu vaccine is encouraged amongst children and teenagers in order to prevent the flu, also hepatitis B vaccine for sexually active individuals. • Many religion tend to go against these vaccines due to spiritual belief of their own healing and preventable measures, furthermore organ donation is prohibited in Islam due to the belief that
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purpose of a vaccine is to prevent children from getting an infectious disease that can lead to death. With the correct information provided to families, the vaccination rate of children can be raised by providing the reasons why vaccines were created to benefit children of the world, and it is important for children to receive all their vaccines. ------------------------------------------------- Background of the Problem (history and context, or misconceptions) Vaccines have been deemed
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prevention type category. Primary prevention of pneumonia in the form of vaccines is an effective method among children and the elderly. The infant vaccine series of the pneumococcal vaccine, Prevnar, has been incorporated into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunizations for infants between ages two months and eighteen months (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). Other vaccines also contribute to prevention including Hib, Flu, and Pertussis (CDC, 2014)
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Vaccination coverage has been expanding for some decades, and the experiment for creating new vaccines have been conducted yet. There are approximately more than 60 kinds of vaccinations, and they can prevent 25 infectious diseases. The vaccination is advertised an effective way to develop immune system, so the people who are not over 18 years old are recommended to inoculate 15 kinds of vaccines to enhance own immunity. On the other hand, serious side effects caused by vaccinations became a social
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Discussion The goal of this program would be to continually work towards changing HCW’s perceptions about influenza vaccination rather than institute a controversial mandatory vaccination program and risk alienating HMC employees. Studies conducted during 2010-2012 revealed that a multi-dimensional staff vaccination program that included education, training, and active informed declination was significantly more effective than a program that focused only on individual incentives. This was demonstrated
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everyone should be vaccinated for communicable diseases. It is important for a person to be properly vaccinated because you as a human are very susceptible of getting sick or catching a terrible cold at any time during your life. If you don’t get a vaccine to prevent whatever it is that you’re getting vaccinated for then you are putting yourself and everyone around you into harm of getting sick. Getting vaccinated only prevents your wellness and everyone else’s around you, which is something very important
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since the advent and use of vaccines. These diseases are unheard of nowadays. Picture of polio in africa eradication Pictures of polio graphs Slide 2 What are vaccines / how do they work? -Vaccine: a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease. -Vaccines are a safe and cost-effective
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