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Vaccine Exemptions for Religious Reasons May Face Stricter Guidelines in N.J.

by Honey Berk, Posted Mar 16th 2011 3:30PM

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New Jersey laws may be getting stricter with regard to religious exemption from required vaccines. Credit: Getty With the autism-vaccine connection disproved last year, you would think fewer ...Religious vaccine exemptions may face stricter guidelines in New Jersey.
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AAP Announces New Immunization Guidelines for Kids, Teens

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 1st 2011 12:01AM

This year's immunization guidelines cover a range of conditions such as influenza, pertussis and genital warts. Credit: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released the recommended childhood ...Among the new guidelines is a recommendation that adolescents get a booster dose of meningococcal vaccine.
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Dipping Vaccination Rates Putting More Kids at Risk

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Nov 22nd 2010 3:30PM

Skipping a vaccine now could lead to major health problems later. Credit: George Frey, Getty Images
Tyler Lundlum's story is one of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Two years ago, the then 10-year-old boy contracted meningococcal ...The number of children enrolled in private health plans getting properly immunized declined by as much as 3.5 percent last year, according to a recent report.
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CDC Panel: Teens Need Another Meningitis Shot

by Associated Press, Posted Oct 29th 2010 11:13AM

Teens, it's time to get your meningitis shot ... again. Credit: Getty Images
ATLANTA (AP) - Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn't work as long as expected, a federal advisory panel ...Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn't work as long as expected, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.
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Refusing Vaccinations Puts Other Kids At Risk, Experts Say

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jan 18th 2010 9:00AM

Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children may be putting other kids at risk by weakening what experts call "herd immunity." The trend of delaying or refusing vaccinations lets infectious childhood diseases that were previously considered ...
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Meningitis vaccine

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jan 9th 2008 6:55AM

Meningitis. It's not a word we parents like to think about or discuss, but one that is nevertheless on our minds. Meningitis is a scary disease (which one isn't scary?) that is particularly bad for children under one year of age. Now there's a new ...
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