Monthly Archives: January 2016

Medscape: Cochrane Report on history of the Flu shot

Flu Vaccine for All: A Critical Look at the Evidence

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Question

Does the evidence support the call for universal influenza vaccination?

Response from Eric A. Biondi, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospitalist, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
Response from C. Andrew Aligne, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of The Hoekelman Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New Yor

 

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Rhode Island mandates HPV (GARDASIL) VACCINE FOR SEVENTH (7TH) GRADE

NO GARDASIL, NO SCHOOL (EXCEPTION: RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS STILL IN TACT)

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Starting this fall, seventh-graders in all public and private schools will be required to get a vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus linked to various genital cancers, especially cervical cancer in women. Students who fail to get the vaccine for HPV — or the human papillomavirus — will be precluded from attending school unless their parents seek an exemption for medical or religious reasons.

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