Adult Vaccinations

Opponents of two new laws expanding access to abortion coverage and eliminating exemptions for childhood vaccinations have launched “people’s veto” campaigns to attempt to overturn the laws  at the ballot box in November. The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has received initial paperwork for referendum campaigns targeting two bills recently passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Janet Mills: one requiring MaineCare as well as private insurers to pay for abortions , and the other eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations. Paperwork is only the first step in a people’s veto campaign. Once the filers and state elections officials agree on the language of a referendum question, organizers will have until Sept. 18 to submit at least 63,067 signatures from registered Maine voters to qualify for the November ballot. A new law that eliminates broad exemptions for getting children immunized against contagious diseases is one of two being targ...

The number of hepatitis A cases in Volusia County has almost quadrupled since May, a skyrocketing trend that is impacting the entire state, according to the Florida Department of Health. The most recent data shows Volusia County has the fourth highest number of cases in the state with 128, falling behind Orange County with 129, Pinellas County with 287 and Pasco County with 314. Statewide there are 1,636 cases — nearly three times the number of cases reported in 2018. Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection that can range from a mild illness that lasts a few weeks to a severe illness that can last months. Although rare, some people can die from the infection, mostly people ages 50 and older or people with other liver diseases, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Common symptoms of hepatitis A include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, diarrhea, clay-colored stools, joint pain and jaundice, whic...

The Latah County residents who contracted Idaho's first two cases of measles this year have fully recovered, but there's another infection on the rise. Kathryn Turner, deputy state epidemiologist for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, said the department doesn't believe there will be new cases of measles that crop up connected to the two Idaho cases. However, the Treasure Valley is experiencing an outbreak of hepatitis A.  Turner said there have been 26 connected cases of hepatitis A this year. That may only be the tip of the iceberg, because those who contract the disease don't commonly show symptoms. Typically, she said Idaho sees only about five to 10 sporadic cases of hepatitis A over an entire year.  Hepatitis A is a liver disease that is commonly contracted from exposure to contaminated food or person-to-person contact. Turner said some symptoms that do show up are jaundice, aches and a general lack of energy. Untreated, she said the disease ca...

Researchers aim to target group 3 innate lymphoid cells to enhance the immune system against the tuberculosis bacteria before it inhabits the body. FREMONT, CA – There is little error in referring to Tuberculosis (TB) as the harbinger of death, as it stands ninth in the global cause of death index, more so than any other infectious disease. Even if the drug resistance of TB does not render the treatment almost ineffective, the toxicity of the drugs will slowly but surely deteriorate the internal organs. Hence, it has become imperative to develop new, safer drugs or enhance the existing medications for treating TB. The first step toward this end has been taken by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa. The team began the screening of chemical compounds to evaluate their ability to strengthen the activity of ILC3 and augment the immune response to the disease. According to the researchers,...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Greene County to require immunization records for summer programs    WRGB VILLAGE OF COXSACKIE, NY (WRGB) In a post on Facebook, the Village of Coxsakie is requiringMMR immunization records for children to attend summer ... https://ift.tt/2ZQ6Rzd

A study in Gambian children who received the nasal spray flu vaccine before and after a 2009 H1N1 strain change suggests higher levels of vaccine virus shedding and immunogenicity for the 2009 H1N1 component of the updated version. The authors say the lower shedding and immune response seen with the earlier version may help explain a reduced efficacy problem seen in other parts of the world with a different nasal spray flu vaccine that also underwent a similar strain change. Researchers from Gambia, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands reported their findings in the Jun 21 early online edition of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine . Though the flu burden is high in African children, few trials of live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) efficacy have been conducted in African children. Vaccine updated for 2017-18 season The LAIV studied in Gambia is Nasovac-S, a Russian-backbone flu vaccine made by Serum Institute of India. For comparison, FluMist—made by MedImmune and used in the...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The "Technologies Enabling Next Generation Vaccine Development" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report covers various nanoparticle-based vaccine delivery platforms such as nanoparticles of biological (self-assembling proteins) and non-biological origin (inorganic and polymeric). The biological nanoparticles subsection overlaps with virus-like particles that has been separately addressed. Virus-Like Particles: Virus-Like Particles are biological nanoparticles having size of around 20-100 nm. Due to the repetitive nature, viral capsid proteins have tendency to self-assemble. Lack of genetic material makes them non-replicative and hence safe vaccines. Therefore, VLPs are gaining a lot of attractions from vaccine development point of view. Bacterial and fungal vaccines: This part discusses upcoming vaccines which can protect against multiple bacterial and fungal infections, toxoid vaccines, neutralizing antibo...

On June 24th, 2019, the first subject was enrolled in ILiAD Biotechnologies IB-200P multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, and observer-blinded study of BPZE1, a live attenuated intranasal pertussis vaccine. The vaccine is being studied in healthy adults to assess the immunological response and safety profile of single dose and two dose vaccination schedules. Approximately 300 subjects will be randomly assigned 2:1 for the first (primary) vaccination with 200 subjects assigned to BPZE1 vaccination and 100 subjects to Boostrix™ (currently marketed vaccine). Half of the subjects in each primary vaccination group will receive a second (boosting) BPZE1 vaccination and half will receive placebo. The primary immunogenicity outcome is the proportion of subjects who achieve seroconversion against at least 1 pertussis antigen in nasal secretions on Day 29 or 113 (prime or prime + boost). The primary safety outcomes are solicited AE’s for 7 days post each vaccination and safety laboratory...

Share this on: On Saturday, June 29, a free community lunch aimed at combating the spread of hepatitis A in the local area will be held at resolve Crisis Center . Free vaccinations will be provided at the lunch along with education on full body (mind plus body) preventative health practices to avoid contracting and spreading the disease. “Hepatitis A has been on the decline in the United States overall since the introduction of the vaccine in 1995,” said Janina-Marie Tatar, infection prevention program manager at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. “Unfortunately, however, the vaccine is only routinely offered to children or adults traveling to countries where the disease is endemic.” Hepatitis A is a disease of the liver that causes symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain and jaundice. It can be spread even before symptoms arise, and many of those infected unknowingly pass it to others. “On May 20, the Pennsylvania secretary of health declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in the st...

Traveling abroad can be fun and exciting as you experience new cultures and new lands, but with it comes responsibilities. One major one is to protect yourself and others from sometimes fatal diseases through vaccinations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  breaks down vaccines for travel into three categories: routine, required and recommended. Routine vaccines are those vaccines recommended for everyone in the United States. Required vaccines are mandatory vaccines dictated by the country you are visiting to ensure that there are no viruses or bacteria piggybacking their way in with you. The CDC also has a list of recommended vaccines for each country in order to reduce the risk of you falling ill during or after your travel abroad. MORE HEALTH:  Coffee is a fat-burning, obesity-fighting beverage – 'pioneering' study The most commonly suggested vaccinations for traveling abroad include (sources include the CDC , Passporthealthusa , Vaccines.gov and t...

Vaccine exemption rates are on the rise across Texas, including at Cy-Fair-area schools. Local medical experts said the rates at which parents are refusing to vaccinate their children could be dangerous for the community as a whole. More parents have chosen not to have their children immunized due to “reasons of conscience” since 2003, when the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 89 to allow this in addition to existing exemptions for religious and medical reasons, according to Dr. Richard Lyn-Cook, a pediatrician and medical director of school-based clinics for Harris Health System. “My main thing is this: vaccines have saved more lives than any medical intervention in the history of mankind, and they continue to do so,” he said. “Your personal beliefs are valid … [b]ut at the same time, you have to realize that the historical data is pretty strong.” Obtaining a nonmedical exemption entails parents submitting a request via an online form, mail, fax or in-person to the Texas...

Infections rise nearly 300 percent. Written by Mayo Clinic News Network Drug use and homelessness are cited as two main reasons why hepatitis A infections have increased nearly 300% in the U.S. since 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Hepatitis A is a viral hepatitis that can infect humans, and it infects through the oral-fecal route,” said Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic. The CDC says two other groups associated with the increase include men who have sex with men and those who ate contaminated food. “Hepatitis A is highly contagious and affects the liver,” Rizza said. “It's a self-limited infection in contrast to some other viral hepatitis. This means you get very sick but eventually clear the infection without treatment because, unfortunately, there is no treatment for hepatitis A.” Hepatitis A can be prevented by a vaccine. “The vaccine is being universally given to kids throughout the U.S. now,” R...

Bartholomew County Health Department COLUMBUS, Ind. – Two Hepatitis A vaccination clinics are being held this week in Bartholomew County. The first one was yesterday and the second is scheduled for Friday, June 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. On June 10, the Bartholomew County Health Department reported an outbreak of Hepatitis A in the county. As a response, the department scheduled two vaccination clinics at the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus. All residents are welcome to come to the clinics and receive the inoculation if they need it. In addition to getting vaccinated, it is always good practice to thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water several times each day. http://bit.ly/31Usal1

Jennifer L. Hofmann, MS, PA-C Monday June 24, 2019 Immunizations are an important part of preventive care for adults 65 and older. Specific recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC include the following vaccinations; herpes zoster; influenza; pneumococcal; and tetanus or pertussis with tetanus. 1 Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) Clinical tetanus is rare but is more common in older adults who are not vaccinated. Adults can serve as a reservoir to transmit pertussis to unvaccinated infants and young children. Older adults are less likely to have received vaccinations for or may have diminished immunity to tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. 2 Vaccination against pertussis is important for close contacts of infants less than 1 year, such as caregivers or grandparents. Although the efficacy of a complete series of diphtheria toxoid and tetanus toxoid vaccines is excellent, acellular pertussis does not offer as effective long-term...

A study in Gambian children who received the inhaled flu vaccine before and after a 2009 H1N1 strain change suggests higher levels of vaccine virus shedding and immunogenicity for the 2009 H1N1 component of the updated version. The authors say the lower shedding and immune response seen with the earlier version may help explain a reduced efficacy problem seen in other parts of the world with a different inhaled flu vaccine that also underwent a similar strain change. Researchers from Gambia, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands reported their findings in the Jun 21 early online edition of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine . Though the flu burden is high in African children, few trials of live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) efficacy have been conducted in African children. Vaccine updated for 2017-18 season The LAIV studied in Gambia is Nasovac-S, a Russian-backbone flu vaccine made by Serum Institute of India. For comparison, FluMist—made by MedImmune and used in the United ...

A recent online survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association, revealed that more than 2 in 5 American adults (45 percent) say something has caused them to doubt vaccine safety. The spread of negative attitudes towards vaccines is a phenomenon deeply rooted in human psychology and amplified by social media, according to perinatal psychiatrist Rachel Shmuts, DO. "From an evolutionary perspective, humans are primed to pay attention to threats or negative information," she says. "So it makes sense that people hold onto fears that vaccines are harmful, especially when they believe their children are in danger." She believes it is possible that, since vaccines have been so effective in eradicating disease, people may have more fear of possible vaccine side effects than the actual diseases vaccines prevent. "For some, it really might be that vaccines are viewed as the more salient threat,...

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from King’s have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections. One of the challenges in developing vaccines for STIs, such as HIV or herpes simplex virus, is understanding how to attract specialised immune cells, called CD8 T-cells, to take up residence in the part of the body where the virus first enters. These cells need to be in place, armed and ready to provide an immediate protective immune defence, rather than waiting for immune cells in the blood to enter the tissues which takes time. Before this study, it was thought that vaccines ideally needed to be delivered directly to the body surface (e.g. female genital tissue) where the infection might start, so that the immune system can generate these CD8 T-cells, travel back to the vaccination site and eliminate any future virus that i...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Local health department confirms cases of Hepatitis A, urges vaccinations    WWMT-TV Van Buren-Cass District Health Department recently confirmed cases of Acute Hepatitis A in the community, officials announced Monday. http://bit.ly/2X0j9TW

[unable to retrieve full-text content] New case of Hepatitis A in Palm Beach County    WPEC There is a new case of Hepatitis A in Palm Beach County. The Florida Department of Health says the total number of cases in the county is now up to 29. http://bit.ly/31SSSL2

With cases of measles continuing to climb in the United States and Americans embarking on summer travel, CDC is reminding health care practitioners and the public about MMR vaccination recommendations for international travelers as well those traveling to U.S. areas with ongoing measles outbreaks. Certain areas of New York City and New York state are experiencing large on-going outbreaks, and officials have issued guidance for individuals who will spend time in those communities. -See guidance for Rockland County -See guidance for New York City Most of the measles cases in the United States have been brought on as a result of international travel, when unvaccinated individuals get infected in other countries and come back to the United States. According to CDC, many countries that are also popular tourist destinations are experiencing measles outbreaks, including Israel, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Ukraine, the Philippines, and more. CDC has issued a  Global ...

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Ali Moghtaderi PhD MBA Assistant Research Professor and Avi Dor PhD Professor of Health Policy and Economics Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: In this study, we investigate the effect of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on participation in Pap test, which is one of the most effective cancer screening interventions. Cervical cancers are causally linked to HPV infections. The Pap test is a diagnostic procedure for early detection of cervical cancer. HPV vaccination provides partial protection against cervical cancer, and the Pap test is strongly recommended for women 21 to 65 years of age even after vaccination. If vaccination leads to a reduction in testing participation, it could contribute to greater incidence and severity of cervical cancer. Note that we focus on relatively older women (age 22 or older) who were not vaccinated at...