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Vaccinations Urged this Holiday Season

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Given the anticipated increase in respiratory infections this winter, America's healthcare professional organizations reminded the public of the importance of vaccinations and early treatment.
A strong recommendation from a trusted clinician is one of the most effective strategies to increase vaccine uptake, wrote these organizations on November 21, 2022. 

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Vaccinations Urged this Holiday Season

In COVID-19, Latest News by Precision Vaccinations

Given the anticipated increase in respiratory infections this winter, America's healthcare professional organizations reminded the public of the importance of vaccinations and early treatment.
A strong recommendation from a trusted clinician is one of the most effective strategies to increase vaccine uptake, wrote these organizations on November 21, 2022. 

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Way Too Many Anti-Vax Children

In COVID-19, Latest News by Precision Vaccinations

When asked, most parents say they have talked about vaccines with their child’s regular doctor in the past two years, most often discussing vaccines needed for school (82%).
And less often about flu shots (68%) or COVID-19 vaccination options (57%).
Fifteen percent of parents responded to a recent C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll published on November 21, 2022, saying they did not discuss vaccines with their child’s regular doctor.
Unfortunately, 6% of parents reported that their child does not get any vaccines.

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Global Polio Travel Alert Reissued

In COVID-19, Latest News by Precision Vaccinations

Recent high-profile detections of poliovirus transmission in the U.K., New York, and Israel are, of course, concerning, and such transmission events must be appropriately managed, wrote Aidan O'Leary, Director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
'In reality, now, we have perhaps the best opportunity to finish the job of eradicating polio, even with the detection of poliovirus in places where polio was considered a thing of the past.'

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Should Florida Vaccinate Children Against Dengue

In Travel Vaccine News by Travel Vaccine

One of the world's most complex mosquito-borne viral diseases is making a more significant impact in the U.S. this year. Annually, Dengue is transmitted to about 100 million humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
Before 1970, only nine countries had experienced severe dengue epidemics, says the World Health Organization.
Since then, Dengue has become endemic in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 

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Haiti's Latest Cholera Outbreak Subsides

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After more than three years without a reported cholera case in the Republic of Haiti, national authorities said a new outbreak began in October 2022.
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Situation Report #6, cholera cases continue to spread, but at a reduced rate, to new areas of Haiti's capital.
As of November 15, 2022, the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories, and Research confirmed 821 cases of Cholera across 27 municipalities.
The most affected communes in the Ouest department are Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cité Soleil, and Carrefour.