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Vaccine-/Disease-Specific Information

Chicken Pox (Varicella)
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students August 2006
New chickenpox recommendations August 2006
Chickenpox and the vaccine September 2006
Spread of chickenpox September 2006
Allergies and the chickenpox vaccine September 2006
Chickenpox Vaccine for Adults September 2006
Shingles and babies November 2006
Multiple Doses of Vaccines December 2006
Chickenpox: The Disease, the Vaccine and the Parties April 2009
Two Vaccines Made from Same Virus April 2009
   
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB)
Causes of meningitis April 2005
Vaccines and quality of life October 2006
Multiple Doses of Vaccines December 2006
Hib Outbreak February 2009
Hib Vaccine Shortage Resolved July 2009

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Hepatitis A
The ABCs of hepatitis August 2005
Hepatitis A vaccine August 2005
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
Hepatitis A March 2006
New Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommendation June 2006
Child Care Centers and Hepatitis A June 2006
Hepatitis A June 2006
Risk of Hepatitis A June 2006
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students August 2006
Travel and Vaccines June 2007
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B February 2008
Hepatitis B
Is it okay to get an extra dose of hep B vaccine? May 2005
The ABCs of hepatitis August 2005
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
No hepatitis B antibodies after immunization July 2006
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students August 2006
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B February 2008
Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns? September 2009
Hepatitis C
The ABCs of hepatitis August 2005

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Human Papillomoavirus (HPV)
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students August 2006
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine & state mandates February 2007
Rates of HPV infection and cervical cancer February 2007
Pap tests February 2007
Thimerosal in the HPV Vaccine May 2008
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month January 2009

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Influenza
Influenza -- Update on disease and vaccine supply March 2005
Facts about the flu March 2005
Question about egg allergies March 2005
Breastfeeding and the flu vaccine July 2005
Flu vaccine during pregnancy November 2005
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
Unique Flu Vaccine February 2006
Manufacturing Flu Vaccine February 2006
Flu Vaccine Distribution February 2006
New Vaccine Recommendations March 2006
Thimerosal and Flu Vaccne April 2006
Flu vaccine manufacturers October 2006
It is time for influenza vaccine October 2006
Multiple Doses of Vaccines December 2006
Death from influenza January 2007
Flu vaccine January 2007
Kids with Asthma and the Influenza Vaccine March 2007
Travel and Vaccines June 2007
New Influenza Vaccine Recommendations March 2008
2008-2009 Influenza Vaccine March 2008
Influenza and Influenza Vaccines November 2008
Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition November 2008
New Data Regarding Pregnancy and the Influenza Vaccine November 2008
Thimerosal and Influenza Vaccine November 2008
Winter Viruses, Colds and "the Flu" December 2008
Pediatric Deaths from Influenza March 2009
H1N1: Clarifying Terminology and Answering Questions May 2009
Types of Influenza May 2009
Animals That can be Infected With Influenza May 2009
H1N1 Information and Updates June 2009
 Influenza Pandemic Declared by World Health Organization (WHO) July 2009
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine September 2009
Novel H1N1: What You Should Know October  2009
CDC's H1N1 Information Updates October 2009
Influenza and Pigs October 2009
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and H1N1 October 2009
World: H1N1 Update October 2009
H1N1 Vaccine and Pregnant Women December 2009

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Lyme Disease
Summer, Ticks and Lyme Disease July 2007
Tick-borne Illnesses July 2007
Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
Measles December 2005
Rubella vaccine during pregnancy December 2005
Mumps Outbreak April 2006
Mumps Outbreak, Disease and Vaccine May 2006
Mumps Vaccine Virus May 2006
Mumps Vaccine and People Born Before 1957 May 2006
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students
 
August 2006
MMR Vaccine and Pregnancy May 2007
Is it Okay to Delay Giving the MMR Vaccine to My Child? January 2008
Measles Outbreaks in the U.S. April 2008
Measles Around the World April 2008
Measles Outbreaks May 2008
Measles Vaccine Coverage and Disease Outbreaks August 2008
Immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella after Immunization October 2008
Children and Chipmunks February 2009
Separated MMR Vaccines March 2009
World Health Organization Measles Vaccine Recommendations September 2009

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Meningococcus
A new vaccine recommendation for meningococcus April 2005
Causes of meningitis April 2005
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and
college students
 
August 2006
Should my child get the new meningococcus vaccine if she
got the old one?
 
April 2005
Meningitis Outbreaks August 2009
Pandemic Flu
Pandemic flu, the Cutter Incident and vacc. Liability November 2005
Pandemic flu November 2005
Pandemic Flu -- Questions and Answers February 2006
Pneumococcus
Causes of meningitis April 2005
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students
 
February 2006
Pneumococcal vaccine April 2007
Ear Infection Vaccine April 2007
Pneumococcal Vaccine in Africa May 2009

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Polio
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and
college students
 
August 2006
Polio Leaves Its Mark July 2007
Polio Around the World September 2008
Perspective of a Polio Survivor October 2008
Support for Polio Survivors October 2008
Update on Polio Eradication Efforts March 2009
Live and Inactivated Polio Vaccines March 2009
Oral Vaccines July 2009
Rabies
Annual Deaths from Rabies September 2009

 

Rotavirus
New Vaccine Recommendations
 
March 2006
Vaccine Shots March 2006
Rotavirus March 2006
Rotavirus Vaccine and Intussusception
* see also follow up survey report
March 2007
April 2007
Rotavirus and Rotavirus Vaccines December 2008
Oral Vaccines July 2009
Shingles
Adult Immunization Schedule
 
December 2005
Shingles vaccine for older adults November 2006
Shingles and babies November 2006
Side Effects of Shingles Vaccine July 2007
Shingles and the Shingles Vaccine February 2008
Adults Who Have Not Had Chickenpox July 2008
Is Shingles Contagious? April 2009
Two Vaccines Made From Same Virus April 2009
   
Smallpox
Disease Eradication by a Vaccine December 2009

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Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis
Adolescents, Adults and the Power of 10
 
June 2005
Tetanus June 2005
Adolescents and pertussis July 2005
Adult Immunization Schedule December 2005
New Vaccine Recommendations March 2006
Vaccines for kindergarteners, middle schoolers, and college students
 
August 2006
Acellular Pertussis Vaccine December 2006
Multiple Doses of Vaccines December 2006
Pertussis January 2007
Newborns and Pertussis (Whooping Cough) December 2008
Two Populations Most Affected by Tetanus June 2009
Vaccine Preventable Disease Organism Not Transmitted Person to Person June 2009
   

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Yellow Fever
 Yellow Fever in the Americas  April 2009

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