Vaccines in the News
Vaccines in the News
94% of surveyed elite US universities require vaccines for enrollment
May 5, 2016
Data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting indicated that 94% of 129 surveyed top-ranked universities in the United States have pre-matriculation vaccination requirements and that 46% of these universities disallowed philosophical exemptions. [+] more
Immunization rates climb when pediatricians have easy access to vaccination records
May 5, 2016
Exchange of immunization data between a centralized city immunization registry and provider electronic health records led to significant improvements in pediatric immunization coverage, a reduction in over-immunization for adolescents, and increased completeness of immunization records, according to a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Citywide Immunization Registry. [+] more
Joe Biden says cervical cancer 'totally preventable' in Africa
May 5, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden has called for a "moonshot" to cure cancer. [+] more
Clean Hands Are Critical to Disease Prevention
May 5, 2016
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a new hand hygiene campaign, Clean Hands Count, to coincide with WHO's World Hand Hygiene Day [+] more
