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Technically Speaking: Federal Law and Vaccine Information Statements
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Federal law requires healthcare providers to give a copy of the current VISs to the adult patient or to the child’s parent/legal representative before vaccinating an adult or child. Find some facts about VISs.
News & Views: Influenza Vaccine Season Is Upon Us
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Find out about this year’s vaccine components and products, access the updated VISs, and learn more about last year’s influenza season.
In the Journals: Countering Anti-vaccine Attitudes
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Find out what researchers from the University of Illinois and UCLA learned about educating vaccine-hesitant parents and the types of information to which parents responded.
On the Bookshelf: I Think You’ll Find It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That by Ben Goldacre
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Ben Goldacre is known for calling attention to bad science. His latest book, I Think You’ll Find It’s A Bit More Complicated than That, is a compilation of some of his previous writings. Read more about the book.
Vaccine Resources: Adult Immunization, Mandatory Vaccines and Parental Rights
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Find out more about free slide sets related to adult immunizations, read blog entries related to legal aspects of vaccination, and learn more about the popular science blog, Skeptical Raptor
In the Journals: Narcolepsy and the 2009 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
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In the July 2015 issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers from Stanford and GlaxoSmithKline showed why narcolepsy followed receipt of the squalene-adjuvanted 2009 swine flu vaccine in Europe. Read more about their findings and the history of this hypothesis.
Technically Speaking: Screening Patients for Contraindications and Precautions to Vaccination
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Before giving any doses of vaccines, clinicians should make sure patients and parents are carefully questioned about contraindications or precautions to vaccination. Find out about resources available to help clinicians ensure these details are not overlooked
On the Bookshelf: Storybook for Kids Based on “Invisible Threat” Documentary
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“The Shots Book: A Little Brother’s Superhero Tale” by 14-year-old Ethan Posard tells about Ethan’s part in the documentary “Invisible Threat” and how he learned why vaccines are important when his puppy became ill. The book also explains the concept of herd immunity.
Vaccine Resources: Music, Movies and Vaccines
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Messages affect us differently, so at the Vaccine Education Center, we always appreciate hearing about innovative ways that others are getting the word out about the importance of vaccination. Recently, two such projects have come to our attention: "Angel Wings" and "Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic."
News & Views: Of Websites and Mobile Phones: How People Are Getting Health Information
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A growing number of people use their mobile device to access information online, and for some, their phone is the only way to access Web-based information. Find out more about the growing importance of mobile-friendly websites