Immunization

In considering infection control in an institutionalized setting or otherwise, the analytical and subsequent decision-making processes should generally be based on the following three main principles. 3.1. Administrative controls offer work policies and procedures to reduce the exposure of all stakeholders to the identified hazard and change the way people work. 3.2. Engineering controls entail changes in the physical features of the workplace, such as hospital design and configuration, to mitigate pathogen exposure at the source and improve compliance. 3.3. Personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization was considered with engineering solutions and administrative controls (Note: PPE is not described here as it is beyond the remit of this article). The following describes in detail how the MOPSs entailing engineering and administrative control measures were planned and implemented at the University Dental Hospital Sharjah, UAE (UDHS-UAE) (Fig. 1). Fig. 1 Nosocomial infection risk m...

The widespread use of antibiotics has long been implicated in the rise of drug-resistant infections. Now, scientists wonder whether unrelated drugs play a role too. In a new study, antidepressants — designed to regulate the brain chemistry of patients with mental illness — were also linked to Escherichia coli (E. coli) antibiotic resistance. Researchers reported that when E. coli bacteria were exposed to commonly prescribed antidepressants, including fluoxetine (Prozac) and escitalopram (Lexapro), they developed a resistance to many forms of antibiotics. While some E. coli can be harmless, some strains of infection are sure to prompt uncomfortable abdominal symptoms, such as diarrhea and vomiting. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia, exposed one E. coli strain, MG1655, to five of these commonly prescribed antidepressants and tested their strength against six different types of ant...

For all the legwork that public-health experts have done over the past few years to quash comparisons between COVID-19 and the flu, there sure seems to be a lot of effort nowadays to equate the two. In an advisory meeting convened earlier today, the FDA signaled its intention to start doling out COVID vaccines just like flu shots: once a year in autumn, for just about everyone, ad infinitum. Whatever the brand, primary-series shots and boosters (which might no longer be called "boosters") will guard against the same variants, making them interchangeable. Doses will no longer be counted numerically. "This will be a fundamental transition," says Jason Schwartz, a vaccine policy expert at Yale—the biggest change to the COVID-vaccination regimen since it debuted. Hints of the annual approach have been dropping, not so subtly, for years. Even in the spring of 2021, Pfizer's CEO was floating the idea of yearly shots; Peter Marks, the director of the FDA's Center f...

September 9, 2022 – For the fourth year in a row, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a gold-level "Health Center Quality Leader" to the Health Care District of Palm Beach County's C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics. This recognition means the clinics are ranked among the top 10% of health centers nationally for best overall clinical quality measure (CQM). HRSA also awarded the clinics, which last year served nearly 35,000 patients, badges in the following categories: Access Enhancer: Recognizes health centers that have increased the total number of patients and the number of patients who receive at least one comprehensive service (mental health, substance abuse, vision, dental, and/or enabling) by at least 5% Health Disparities Reducer: Recognizes health centers that demonstrate at least a 10 percentage point improvement in low birth weight, hypertension control, and/or uncontrolled diabetes CQMs during consecutive Uniform Dat...

          Click on the image above to view the program in its entirety. For the 31 st consecutive year, Cleveland Clinic hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration to honor the prolific Baptist preacher and social justice activist. The prerecorded program was broadcast on Friday, Jan. 13. "This is not just a day of remembrance. This is an annual reminder that we all have a year-round obligation to fulfill the ideals of justice and equality set forth by Dr. King," said Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, who emceed the program. Christopher Young, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Strategy and Ventures at Microsoft Corp., was the keynote speaker. A Cleveland-area native, he is one of the most influential Black leaders in the technology industry. He leads Microsoft's long-term growth strategy and serves on the board of directors for American Express and as a member o...

"I can't tell you how appreciative I am of all the love, all the support, and everything that's just been coming in my way," Hamlin said. Damar Hamlin expressed gratitude for his family, doctors, teammates, and supporters during his first public address since collapsing from cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football earlier in January. The second-year Buffalo Bills safety, 24, shared a five-minute video across social media platforms on Saturday. He said he'd been waiting for the right time to post the video, captioned "From the Heart," amid his recovery. Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin (3) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper, File) "As I continue to make so much progress recovering, I think it's finally a good time to share a few things," Hamlin said. "I think it was important for me to wait and speak publicly at ...

Pentacel Description 2022 Pentacel is a multi-vaccine consisting of Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus (DTaP-IPV) component as well as an ActHIB® vaccine component. Pentacel Indication Pentacel vaccine is indicated for active immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b. Pentacel Dosage Pentacel is administered as an intramuscular injection. Pentacel vaccine is approved as a 4-dose series in children 6 weeks through 4 years of age (before the fifth birthday). Pentacel News 2008 - 2022 July 21, 2022 - RCDOH and NYSDOH alerted the public to a case of confirmed poliomyelitis in an UNVACCINATED, previously healthy, young adult, county resident who presented with leg paralysis. September 21, 2020 - Sanofi Pasteur, the largest biotech company in the world devoted entirely to vaccines, requested th...

In a new study available on the bioRxiv preprint server , a group of researchers from China report on the pilot-scale production of a purified inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus vaccine candidate (PiCoVacc), shown to induce virus-specific neutralizing antibodies in rats, mice, and non-human primates. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 caused an unprecedented crisis, taking a heavy toll not only on human health but also on the global economy. The number of COVID-19 cases is still on the rise worldwide, without a proven treatment modality or vaccine. "The serious pandemic of the current COVID-19 and the precipitously increasing numbers of death worldwide necessitate the urgent development of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, requiring a new pandemic paradigm", explains the bioRxiv study researchers. This expert group is affiliated with Sinovac Biotech Ltd, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy...

Dr. Peter Hotez: Yes, that's right. Typically, we give the first measles vaccinations called MMR, measles, mumps, rubella, vaccine, towards the end of the first year of life. My understanding is, of the 80 plus cases, about more than 70, 75 have been unvaccinated. So this is, in many respects, a self-inflicted wound, that a lot of these cases or all of these cases could have been prevented had those kids receive their routine MMR vaccination. So, what I'm really worried about, Geoff, is, this is spillover from all the anti-vaccine activism we saw really take off around COVID-19 vaccines for adults. Remember, the numbers are horrific. An estimated 200,000 Americans needlessly lost their lives because they refused the COVID vaccine, even after vaccines became widely available, and it's happening because of a rise in what I call the anti-vaccine, anti-science aggression coming from activists. And now I think they're going to try to target all childhood immuni...

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National Health Mission, Jammu and Kashmir, today released ranking of Public Health facilities on Hospital Management Information System (JK e Sahaj) for the month of December, 2022. In the category of Associated Hospitals of Government Medical Colleges, the first rank has been clinched by Chest Disease Hospital Jammu followed by Psychiatric Disease Hospital, Jammu, Associated Hospital GMC Baramulla, Government Dental College Jammu and Government Dental College Srinagar. The bottom five in this category included Associated Hospital GMC Doda, SMHS Hospital GMC Srinagar, Children Hospital Bemina, Psychiatric Disease Hospital Srinagar and MMABM Associated Hospital GMC Anantnag. In the category of District Hospitals (DHs), DH Bandipora secured first rank followed by Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Jammu; DH JLNM Srinagar, DH Kulgam and DH Ramban. The bottom five in this category included DH Ganderbal, DH Kishtwar, DH Handwara , DH Budgam & DH Udhampur. In the category o...

Federal family physicians include those employed by the Department of Defense's (DOD) Military Health System (MHS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VA). This network of family physicians includes active duty or reserve officers (US Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Public Health Service) and civilian physicians working as government employees. Family physicians have many reasons why they practice in the federal system, including service obligation, military family connection, and/or prior military service. Those serving on active duty may also be incentivized by education and housing socioeconomic programs, such as the GI Bill and VA Loan respectively. In addition, military resident physician salaries are 53% more than their civilian counterparts. 1 After residency graduation, military family physicians make between the median and 80th percentile for civilian salary, depending on their rank, when their basic allowance for housing, basic allowance for subsistence, boar...

Vomiting is the main classic symptom of Norovirus infection. Other symptoms of the infection are nausea, diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, and lethargy. In children, it also causes dehydration. Dehydration in kids will lead to decrease in urination, dry mouth and throat and feeling dizzy even when standing for a few minutes.

National Health Mission, Jammu and Kashmir, today released ranking of Public Health facilities on Hospital Management Information System (JK e Sahaj) for the month of December, 2022. In the category of Associated Hospitals of Government Medical Colleges, the first rank has been clinched by Chest Disease Hospital Jammu followed by Psychiatric Disease Hospital, Jammu, Associated Hospital GMC Baramulla, Government Dental College Jammu and Government Dental College Srinagar. The bottom five in this category included Associated Hospital GMC Doda, SMHS Hospital GMC Srinagar, Children Hospital Bemina, Psychiatric Disease Hospital Srinagar and MMABM Associated Hospital GMC Anantnag. In the category of District Hospitals (DHs), DH Bandipora secured first rank followed by Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Jammu; DH JLNM Srinagar, DH Kulgam and DH Ramban. The bottom five in this category included DH Ganderbal, DH Kishtwar, DH Handwara , DH Budgam & DH Udhampur. In the category o...

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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. What if you could drink your COVID-19 vaccine instead of rolling up your sleeve? No needle -- just a "swish and swallow," and your new immunity is down the hatch.  You might be able to within the next couple of years, as researchers expand their focus onto mucosal vaccines, which include nasal or inhaled vaccines as well as "swish and swallow" oral vaccines such as QYNDR, which completed its phase 1 clinical trial and is currently waiting on more funding to conduct the more detailed, advanced trials that could actually br...