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What's New

December 18, 2009

WHO has updated its position paper on rotavirus vaccines.

December 7, 2009

CDC releases report on the safety of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines.

Newsbriefs

December 17, 2009

More States Say Vaccine Is Open to All

Philadelphia Inquirer

December 17, 2009

WHO to Send Swine Flu Vaccine to Poor Countries

ABC News

December 16, 2009

Sanofi Aventis Recalls Children's Swine-Flu Vaccine Over Potency Issues

Wall Street Journal

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Immunization Issues

Do Multiple Vaccines Overwhelm the Immune System?

Looking at the number of shots given at each pediatric visit, many parents wonder whether a baby’s immune system can withstand so many immunizations.

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Immunization Science

Measles Transmission in Immunized Communities

This study shows that clusters of unvaccinated individuals can lead to sustained measles virus transmission within a community, even if the community at large has a high immunization rate.

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