Immunization

Amanda Bedell and her three-year-old son Oscar visited the Campbell River Public Health Unit to get their flu shots. (Vista Radio file photo) Island Health is urging parents and guardians to to immunize their children. The health authority continues to provide immunization shots for children, in particular ones who are six years old and younger.  Medical Health Officer, Dr. Dee Hoyano, says that while we’re in a pandemic, other disease-causing bacteria and viruses may also be circulating.  “I’m concerned that, with everything people are dealing with right now with the COVID-19 pandemic, that they are forgetting to think about some of the basic, important, preventative measures that they still should be taking. Immunization is one of those important ones,” Hoyano said. “The last thing we want to see is an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease on top of the pandemic that we’re dealing with right now.” Hoyano said while COVID-19 is a new disease, the other disease...

May 1, 2020 135 Years Ago Home & Vicinity – Lewis & Smith, liverymen, are about to supply a long felt want in Oneonta, and one that will prove a great public convenience, having purchased one of the Boston standard cabs, which is to be stationed at some convenient point on Main Street, where it can be secured to make trips to any part of the village at a fare varying from ten to twenty-five cents, according to distance. The cab will also do parcel carrying at the same reasonable rates. There seems no doubt that the enterprise will be heartily sustained, as it deserves to be. May 1885 130 Years Ago The Local News – About 200 dogs have been registered in the Town Clerk’s office in compliance with the provisions of the new state law. Shooting at the rifle range on the Odell Brown farm began Wednesday. Preparations are making for the fine new residence of George B. Baird at the corner of Chestnut and Church Streets. The dwelling will cost about $20,000. The dynamo placed in...

With all the talk of a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus , new parents are still thinking about how they can make sure their babies get a regular course of immunization shots. A group of Ottawa health-care partners are opening up regular clinics to help parents ensure their young kids and infants are kept up to date on their vaccinations. READ MORE: Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory? New poll suggests Canadians are divided The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa Public Health, CANImmunize and a handful of community pediatricians are members of the Kids Come First Health Team, which looks to provide another option to help get infants their primary series of immunizations safely at a time when the local health-care system has been significantly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Children under two years of age can receive a set of six vaccinations, lis...

With all the talk of a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus , new parents are still thinking about how they can make sure their babies get a regular course of immunization shots. A group of Ottawa health-care partners are opening up regular clinics to help parents ensure their young kids and infants are kept up to date on their vaccinations. READ MORE: Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory? New poll suggests Canadians are divided The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa Public Health, CANImmunize and a handful of community pediatricians are members of the Kids Come First Health Team, which looks to provide another option to help get infants their primary series of immunizations safely at a time when the local health-care system has been significantly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Children under two years of age can receive a set of six vaccinations, listed in full below, at CHEO on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting on ...

Children will die if vaccinations are halted as the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization warned Monday. More than 20 diseases can be prevented with vaccines, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Each year, more than 116 million infants are vaccinated, but more than 13 million kids are not. Tedros said the number of children not being vaccinated is rising because of coronavirus. “The tragic reality is children will die as a result," he said. "Children may be at relatively low risk from severe disease and death from COVID-19 but can be at high risk from other diseases that can be prevented with vaccines." During the week of April 12, the administration of measles, mumps and rubella shots dropped by about 40 percent; diphtheria and whooping cough shots by 24 percent; and HPV vaccines by 62 percent as compared to the week of February 16, according to vaccine data from about 200 independent pediatric practices nationw...

© Provided by Toledo WTVG TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo Lucas County Health Department building will be reopening to the public at 8 a.m. Monday. The facility had been closed since late March , when two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Most services will be appointment only. Those needing a birth or death certificate will be allowed to stop down without an appointment. A spokesperson for the TLCHD said anyone coming into the building must be wearing a mask, follow social distancing protocols and not have any signs or symptoms of illness. If you are not well you will be denied entry and encouraged to see a doctor. For more information, please use the following phone numbers: • Adult/Travel Immunizations: 419-213-4163 • Breastfeeding Support: 419-213-2124 • HIV Testing: 419-213-4150 • Naloxone Training: 419-213-4168 • Northwest Ohio Syringe Services: 419-213-2655 • Shots 4 Tots n Teens: 419-508-9610 • Reproductive Health & Wellness Center- Telehealth Only: 419-...

DR. TIFFANY HILL As parents, you protect your baby from a number of things, from sharp corners in your home to sunburns at the park. You also protect their health by keeping up with doctor’s appointments, which sometimes involve receiving vaccinations. Children, from infancy to adulthood, need certain vaccines that are proven to prevent them from contracting potentially deadly diseases.  While some parents might be avoiding the doctor’s office because of concerns about COVID-19, it is important to stay on schedule with those vaccinations, says Dr. Tiffany Hill, a pediatrician with UT Health East Texas Physicians.  Pediatric offices at UT Health East Texas remain open and offer a safe way to ensure your child stays on track with their immunizations. We are not only screening all caregivers prior to each shift, we are screening anyone who comes into our clinics. We continue proper distancing, hand sanitizing, masks and additional cleaning measures at our facilities. ...

Photographs courtesy of cancerinyoungadults.org Advertisement As we reach more advanced stages of the pandemic, increasing numbers of people are gaining immunity to COVID-19. Although people are not sure if others are completely immune, these individuals definitely have antibodies to combat the virus in case they get it again. In fact, one new method of treating the virus uses plasma transfusions from those who have already been cured of the virus. It has become easier to test if people have already had the virus through antibody testing, which allows us to see who has had the virus and who is probably safe from getting it again.   But recently, people have begun to suggest that immunity cards should be given out for those who have already had the virus and recovered so they can be allowed to go back to work. On paper, this might seem okay at first but if such cards do become prevalent, it could mean possible destruction of any precautions put forth to protect peop...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — New reports show numbers are down for children receiving immunization shots, possibly due to the coronavirus pandemic making parents hesitant to bring children to doctors' offices. The CDC reports in March 2020 a 4 percent drop in the distribution of the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella through its program for uninsured children, compared to the prior. In addition, PCC, a company that tracks changes in pediatric trends, surveyed 1,000 pediatricians across the country, comparing the week of February 16 to the week of April 5.  The results, according to the company, show a 50 percent drop in the MMR vaccine and a 42 percent drop in vaccinations for diphtheria and whooping cough. Dr. Duane Rommel, a pediatrician at Children’s Medical Center in Palm Harbor, called it a potentially dangerous side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There are significant illnesses which are still common in the United States and would have much higher incidents of serious...

Coping During the Coronavirus is the topic of an online Community Forum on Friday, May 8 to be presented by a university psychologist and a retired physician who co-authored a book on stress. Topics to be addressed during the 7 p.m. forum via Zoom include stress and the immune system, the unique mental health aspects of quarantine, and self-care practices to manage stress. The presenters are Dr. John Horton, who with sports psychology expert Tim Gallwey and Dr. Edd Hanzelik co-authored "The Inner Game of Stress," and Dr. Beth Turner, a Psy.D. psychologist who is the Interim Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at California Lutheran University. Dr. Horton had a general medical practice with a specialty in travel immunizations and infectious diseases for more than 25 years in Westlake Village. He and Dr. Hanzelik collaborated with author Gallwey in their 2009 book about stress management and prevention. Gallwey was known for his earlier books about coping with ...

Have you ever taken a cruise? According to that industry, something like 28 million people worldwide took to the high seas last year. But that still leave 80 percent of Americans who have never cruised, enjoying the midnight buffets, spas and casinos at sea. Obviously, cruising has lost its allure since the megaships became epicenters of coronavirus outbreaks, trapping passengers in their cabins for days as some ships searched for a port that would let them dock with their contagious human cargo. Even before the current pandemic, cruise ships were notorious hotspots for simpler bugs like the norovirus, which caused acute gastrointestinal illness . It’s hard to share a confined space like a ship without touching surfaces that harbor the virus. DIGITAL EDITION: See Sunday's special section dedicated to helping kids understand coronavirus Years ago when we sailed on Norwegian Cruise Line, we practically bathed in hand sanitizer. You couldn’t board without a hand spritz or even t...

Have you ever taken a cruise? According to that industry, something like 28 million people worldwide took to the high seas last year. But that still leave 80 percent of Americans who have never cruised, enjoying the midnight buffets, spas and casinos at sea. Obviously, cruising has lost its allure since the megaships became epicenters of coronavirus outbreaks, trapping passengers in their cabins for days as some ships searched for a port that would let them dock with their contagious human cargo. Even before the current pandemic, cruise ships were notorious hotspots for simpler bugs like the norovirus, which caused acute gastrointestinal illness . It’s hard to share a confined space like a ship without touching surfaces that harbor the virus. DIGITAL EDITION: See Sunday's special section dedicated to helping kids understand coronavirus Years ago when we sailed on Norwegian Cruise Line, we practically bathed in hand sanitizer. You couldn’t board without a hand spritz or even t...

hillaryfox Getty Images You know Walgreens as the place you can pick up anything from a prescription to a great new nail polish. But you may not realize that the popular drugstore also offers a host of helpful services that can make shopping for meds (and taking them!) a bit less stressful, like an app that lets you live-chat with a pharmacist 24/7 and a rewards program that can help you save money. Here, Danielle Berger, PharmD, a Walgreens pharmacist and store manager in Charlotte, North Carolina, gives Good Housekeeping the scoop on these services—and seven others!—that there’s a good chance you aren’t aware of. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 1. Pharmacy Chat Like doctors, pharmacists know a lot about how meds work, including how they interact with other drugs and common side effects. But unlike your GP, who may be hard to get in touch with, pharmacists are typically very accessible. In addition to answering your questions IRL, Walgreens pharmacists can be ...

In April 2009 , scientists working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered a new influenza virus in specimens that came from two children in California. A public affairs officer approached Glen Nowak, who was the director of media relations for the CDC at the time, and recommended going public with the information. They knew flu viruses had the potential for causing pandemics. This virus — the H1N1 swine flu, which originated in Mexico  — did just that, and ended up killing about 12,500 Americans between April 2009 and April 2010. Just more than 10 years later, coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes has ravaged the world, with the first confirmed case in the United States reported Jan. 20 and about 31,000 COVID-19-related deaths in the four months since. But with conflicting messages from the White House, ignored CDC recommendations , stay-at-home orders and social media's playback of misinformation, this new era ...

COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic in our deeply interconnected world , and sadly it won’t be the worst. Two profoundly different possible futures are available to us: one in which we stick our heads in the sand as we have consistently done, and one where humanity takes the hard, necessary steps to protect itself. In a world where we take the path toward resilience, we will universally eliminate the wild-animal trade, stopping many epidemics from occurring in the first place. Most viral epidemics spill over from wild animals, particularly animals closely related to us, like mammals. Eliminating the wildlife trade will reduce spillovers by breaking the link between wild animals and dense cities with vast human populations. Such a ban won’t completely eliminate contact with wildlife viruses. But in a resilient future, we will know our enemy better than we do now, thanks to the virologists currently seeking out and studying as many viruses as possible . Virologists estimate that w...

Sick patients who need immediate attention or primary care during the coronavirus pandemic won’t have to wait to see their doctor at some North Texas health care facilities. This week, MD Medical Group started delivering care, and compassion, curbside. Four-month-old Ariya Robles got her immunization shots Saturday inside the MD Kids Pediatric clinic at Bachman Lake. “It’s scary because she is only 4 months, and she’s still weak. I was iffy bringing her in Saturday, but without the shots, if she were to get sick, it would be worse,” her parent Lauren Robles said. Well-child checkups are done inside to separate sick patients, who are seen curbside, from healthy children. It’s something for which Robles said she was grateful. “It’s a huge relief, a stress lifted off my shoulders,” she said. MD Medical Group shared pictures from some of its 21 Dallas-Fort Worth locations. “What we’re seeing the most are sick conditions related to upper respiratory symptoms. We’re also seeing adult ...

TRAVELERS VACCINES Stratagem Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Travelers Vaccines Market Report 2020-2027 Production, Sales And Consumption Status And Prospects Professional Research", The report classifies the global Travelers Vaccines Market in a precise manner to offer detailed insights about the aspects responsible for augmenting as well as restraining market growth. Travel vaccines or also referred to as travel immunizations are vaccinations travelers can get before visiting certain areas of the world that can help protect from severe illnesses. The body responds to the vaccination by creating antibodies to protect an individual if they are exposed to the disease in the future. Different types of traveler vaccines are available including yellow fever, rabies, Japanese Encephalitis, Hepatitis A & B, etc. The global traveler's vaccines market focuses on six regions namely North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Afric...

BROCKTON — The doctor will see you now, except through video conferencing or over the phone. Hospitals and medical centers in the city have switched to telehealth in response to the coronavirus. Patients can talk with doctors about routine ailments or potential symptoms of COVID-19 without having to come to an office. "A lot of them like being able to talk with their providers in the comfort of their own home where they feel safe,” said Dr. David Mudd, a primary care physician for Good Samaritan Medical Center. Telehealth has enabled doctors to maintain continuity of care and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. We can deliver news just like this directly to your inbox. You can sign up for This Just In (a daily 7:30 p.m. newsletter with items we've posted that day), News Alerts (so you don't miss anything important) and more. It's customized to your preferences -- and it'll only take a few seconds. Health providers don’t want patients to have to go into ...

Brian Freedman is a Philadelphia-based wine, travel, spirits, and food writer who recently traveled to Egypt with Chef Hamdy Khalil and his business partner Mary Cullom of Arpeggio BYOB in suburban Philly to write about the country and its food, and to film a reel for the travel-food show he’s developing. The journey was cut short, however, by COVID-19 – and he had no way to know that leaving the country in time wouldn’t be the most difficult challenge he’d face. It seemed so harmless at the time: A drunk 70-something German tourist in a garish hieroglyphic-print blouse stopped me in the lobby, slurring her words as she told me, in broken English, that she was Cleopatra and I was her new husband, “Ramses the Eighth.” Before I knew what was happening, she hooked her arm through mine and dragged me to her equally boozed-up travel companions sitting in a circle of chairs on the dance floor of the bar. I could see spittle arcing from her lips in the beams of light from above as she told ...