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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

May 5, 2019April 21, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

April 21, 2019: Why meningitis vaccination is so important for college students? This educational and compelling video by the Texas Children’s Hospital conveys the importance of young people receiving the meningococcal meningitis vaccine before going to college. Follow this link to see the video.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

April 7, 2019: The Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition, in partnership with 12 local immunization coalitions across the Commonwealth, launched the UDontGetIt campaign to increase vaccines among teens.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019March 18, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

March 18, 2019: Mind a Minute speak about the importance of vaccines for children. Follow this link to see the video.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019March 3, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

March 3, 2019: The group ASAP Science has created a video with answers for those who are against vaccinations. Follow this link to see it.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019February 17, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

Feb. 17, 2019: A video by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the path of a vaccine for children from development through monitoring. It also shows the three phases of clinical trials, vaccine licensing and manufacturing, how a vaccine is added and how vaccine safety is monitored. Follow this link to see the video.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019January 27, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

Jan. 27, 2019: Cases of measles in Europe have reached the highest this decade, according to the World Health Organization. Follow this link to see the BBC News report.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019December 30, 2018 by Gretchen LaSalle

Dec. 30, 2018: Follow this link to see an interactive map tracking outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases around the world, presented by Vaccineswork.org.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019December 15, 2018 by Gretchen LaSalle

Dec. 15, 2018: The American Cancer Society produced the video HPV Survivor Stories. Follow this link to see it.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019December 2, 2018 by Gretchen LaSalle

Dec. 2, 2018: Measles is one of the most contagious viruses on earth with infants and those with weakened immune systems at highest risk. Follow this link to see a 90-second explanation from Bloomberg Business.

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Vaccine Video/Story of the Week

March 25, 2019November 18, 2018 by Gretchen LaSalle

Nov. 18, 2018: Follow this link to see a video about Sarah Walton, who caught measles when she was 11 months old and at the time recovered well. Twenty years later Sarah was diagnosed with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a viral infection that is a complication of measles which leads to a progressive destruction of the … Read more

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Dr. LaSalle writes about vaccines, prevention, wellness, and following your passions. Her advice for the family, from the early years to the golden years, seeks to help others lead their healthiest, happiest, and most fulfilled lives.

What’s New in Vaccine Science?

Summary of Research: This article provides an overview of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and discusses its strengths, limitations, and how to address common misconceptions about the program.

Primary Research: Shimabukuro TT, Nguyen M, Martin D, DeStefano F. Safety monitoring in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Vaccine. 2015;33(36):4398-4405. Doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.07.035
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