Paul Offitt: Let’s Not Talk About Sex
In this New York Times OP-ED, Paul A. Offit , professor of pediatrics in the division of infectious diseases, and director of the Vaccine Education Center, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia talks about the importance of HPV vaccine in preventing cancer in our children. The New York Times
Vaccine Preventable Diseases A – Z
The use of vaccines has led to major improvements in child health over a relatively short period. Many of the infectious illnesses you or your parents had as children, from chickenpox to polio to measles, no longer affect most children today. If you follow the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), you can help make your child healthier than was ever possible in earlier generations.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Help Protect Your Preteen and Teen Against Meningococcal Disease
Make sure your preteen and teen get the meningococcal conjugate vaccine for protection against meningococcal disease, a very serious illness where death can occur in as little as a few hours. The meningococcal conjugate vaccine is recommended at 11–12 years of age and a booster dose at age 16.
http://www.cdc.gov/features/meningococcal/
The Basics of Vaccine Safety
Vaccines work best when most members of a community are vaccinated – the more people who are vaccinated, the lower the possible risk of anyone’s exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vaccine Safety
Many parents worry about the possible side effects of vaccinating their child and if their child really needs all those shots. Misinformation abounds on the Internet, making it hard to find a reliable source of information. Check this American Academy of Pediatrics resource for expert answers on your top vaccine safety questions. The AAP Immunization Web site was assessed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and passed their credibility and good information criteria. It is included in the WHO’s list of vaccine safety websites.
Visit American Academy of Pediatrics website for more information.
Vaccines and Preventable Diseases
Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. Even though most infants and toddlers have received all recommended vaccines by age 2, many under-immunized children remain, leaving the potential for outbreaks of disease. Many adolescents and adults are under-immunized as well, missing opportunities to protect themselves against diseases such as Hepatitis B, influenza, and pneumococcal disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vaccines for Your Children
There’s no greater joy than helping your baby grow up healthy and happy. That’s why most parents choose immunization. Giving your baby the recommended immunizations by age two is the best way to protect him from 14 serious diseases, like measles and whooping cough. Learn more about the many reasons why to vaccinate you child.
Visit CDC Website for more information: http://www.cdc.gov/VACCINes/parents/index.html
A Mother’s Choice
Actress Amanda Peet and her husband were ecstatic when they learned they would be having their first baby. Read their story.
Why you should vaccinate your kids, in two minutes.
Vaccination rates in the US are dropping and illnesses we previously eradicated are coming back with a vengeance. For example, just yesterday California declared a whooping cough epidemic. It really doesn’t have to be this way. You Tube Vox
Think Measles: Clinical Guidelines for Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management
This year, the United States is having more reported cases of measles than usual. Most of these cases are associated with international travel. CDC urges healthcare professionals to consider measles when evaluating patients with febrile rash and ask about a patient’s recent travel history and contact with individuals who have recently traveled abroad. Centers for Disease Control