News & Views: The VPD Outbreak Survival Guide
Published on in Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers
Published on in Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers
Measles. Mumps. Pertussis. Hepatitis A. Influenza. Chickenpox.
Cruise ships. Airports. Schools. Stores. Doctor’s offices.
The stories — and, so too, it seems, the vaccine-preventable diseases — are everywhere. While the media and the public debate whether vaccine exemptions should be allowed, you and your colleagues are likely busier than ever — monitoring public health guidance and current outbreak numbers, answering even more questions about vaccines (Is that possible?), and, yes, giving vaccines.
Read on for some timely tips:
1John Heywood; 2Gandhi; 3Brian Tracy, 4Unkown
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS, Paul A. Offit, MD
Categories: News and Views About Vaccines, Vaccine Update May 2019
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