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News & Views: A Different Approach to Vaccine Refusal Results in a Change of Heart — One Doctor’s Experience
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Guest author, Dr. Margaret Stager, shares her experience when she took a new approach to addressing vaccine refusal with one mom and her son.
In the Journals: Study Finds that Rotavirus Vaccine Decreases Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes
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Find out about a study from Australia that suggests that by preventing rotavirus infections, the vaccine also decreases the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children.
Technically Speaking: Looking for New Tools and Resources to Help Increase Your Clinic's HPV Vaccination Rates? Here Are Some Great Ones!
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HPV vaccination rates are lower than for other vaccines recommended at the same time. Check out the tools and resources available for helping to improve coverage and protect more adolescents and teens from HPV.
Vaccine Resources: Handing Our VISs, Podcasts and Videos, Medical Marijuana and Autism Statement, and IIS and 2D Barcodes New Resource
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Find out about ASF’s statement on use of marijuana to treat children with autism, CDC’s list of ways to offer VISs, a new AAP resource, and a handful of videos and podcasts.
News & Views: The VPD Outbreak Survival Guide
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Get tips to make this period fraught with vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks a bit easier.
In the Journals: Febrile Seizures and Vaccines
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Dr. Offit describes the results of a recent study related to vaccinations and febrile seizures.
Technically Speaking: How to Protect Children, Adults, and Healthcare Personnel from Measles
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Dr. Wexler summarizes the vaccine recommendations related to MMR during this period when we are witnessing widespread measles outbreaks.
Vaccine Resources: 5 Useful Tools when It Comes to Vaccines
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Don’t forget about some of the helpful tools you can use with patients and staff related to vaccine efforts.
News & Views: The Immune System — How It Works, when It Develops, and More
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Find out about the contents of a new website section on the immune system.
In the Journals: Infections during Pregnancy Increase Chance of Autism or Depression
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Find out about a population-based study analyzing whether maternal infections during pregnancy affected their children.