Infection prevention has been on many minds during this long flu season. Now that coronavirus is threatening to spread world wide, what can we do?…
What’s the new with the flu vaccine season 2018-2019? Who needs the vaccine? Should you get the shot or nosespray? Which one is preferred by…
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In my previous post I discussed the many different types of meningitis and most of the vaccines used to prevent them. Meningococcal meningitis deserves its……
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Meningitis occurs when a virus or bacteria causes inflammation of our brain or spinal cord. We use several different vaccines to prevent a few types……
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Sometimes vaccines are given too soon to count toward the required vaccine schedule. This can easily happen if there are changes to the standard vaccine……
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Every once in a while we see a child whose school nurse says the child’s vaccines didn’t count and need to be repeated. This can be……
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Any area can be affected by measles. My county is in the middle of an measles outbreak right now. This is despite relatively high MMR vaccine……
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I was at the gym today and an otherwise great instructor who seems to know a lot about health was sharing incorrect information about the flu……
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The large majority of the parents who bring their children to my office want their children to be vaccinated against any disease we can protect……
