Vaccines in the News
Vaccines in the News
Simultaneous Vaxxing Raises Risk of Infant Febrile Seizures
June 6, 2016
Concomitant administration of the flu vaccine with either the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or the DTaP vaccine was linked to an increased risk of febrile seizures in infants and young children, according to a review of data from the CDC's Vaccine Data Safetylink program. [+] more
Rutgers University: Students should get meningitis vaccines
June 3, 2016
Rutgers University and a state health agency are urging all incoming and returning undergraduate students to take additional meningitis vaccinations after two students contracted the disease earlier this year. [+] more
Preemies Get Boost in Pertussis Protection From Mom's Vaccination
June 2, 2016
Getting a dose of the pertussis vaccine during pregnancy doesn't only help healthy, full-term babies-it appears it may help preemies as well. [+] more
Measles outbreak expected to get worse
June 2, 2016
Health officials say there are now 11 confirmed cases of measles in Pinal County stemming from an outbreak that originated at Eloy Detention Center. [+] more
