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What's New

July 17, 2007

ACIP has updated its recommendations regarding the use of influenza vaccine.

July 16, 2007

ACIP voted to recommend that all persons 11 through 18 years-old should be vaccinated against meningococcal disease.

Newsbriefs

August 9, 2007

Student Vaccine Rate Hits 97 Percent

Washington Times

August 9, 2007

Thousands Suffer as Flu Takes Grip in SA

Advertiser (AU)

August 8, 2007

Lessons From 1918: React Fast to Flu

USA Today

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Immunization Issues

Mercury in Vaccines

This article answers the most frequently asked questions about thimerosal and its use as a preservative in vaccines.

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Immunization Science

Elimination of Methylmercury and Ethylmercury from the Body

This study shows that the mercury contained in some vaccines is handled very differently by the body than mercury found in foods such as fish or the mercury from industrial accidents.

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