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Feature Article: Pencils, Books, and ... Vaccine-preventable Diseases
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The National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is meant to celebrate vaccines and increase awareness about them because as children return to school, it’s not only homework and projects they’ll be bringing home, but also an increased chance of bringing home vaccine-preventable diseases as well.
Ask the VEC: State-by-state Immunization Laws
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If you're moving to another state, find out how you can check to see the immunization requirements of the new state.
Did You Know? Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Receives a Recommendation Preference
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Experts from the CDC recently expressed a preference for using the nasal spray version of the influenza vaccine — over the shot — in healthy children between the ages of 2 and 8 years old.
Spotlight: School Vaccination Status Tracker
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California's Child Care/School Lookup tool allows parents to identify any school or childcare facility in California or within a certain zip code in that state, and view its 2013-2014 vaccination status.
Did You Know? More Than 500 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in the U.S. in 2014
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The more than 500 confirmed cases of measles in the United States in the first half of 2014 has eclipsed the total cases reported for any year going back to 1997.
Spotlight: The Vaccine Mom – How to talk to your children about vaccines
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Taryn Chapman uses her studies in biology, chemistry, molecular medicine, virology and vaccinology, as well as training in microbiology and immunology, to educate readers not only about the importance of vaccines, but also the science behind them, in her blog, The Vaccine Mom.
Around the World: Variations in Vaccine Schedules
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Despite the importance of widespread global vaccination, worldwide immunization schedules vary between countries and coverage may be variable within countries.
Feature Article: No Substitute: Alternative Vaccine Schedules Offer More Risk, Without Reward
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Altering or delaying the child vaccine schedule recommended by the CDC, the AAP and the AAFP, is not just the exercise of an abundance of caution. It is, in fact, risky. Find out why.
Ask the VEC: Measles Protection Before Vaccination
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Find out what precautions you can take to protect children less than 1 year old from measles.
Feature Article: Taking the Memories With Them
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Because we don’t see vaccine-preventable diseases as often today, we don’t share the memories of our older relatives. The diseases may not seem that bad.