2004-2005 U.S. Influenza Vaccine Shortage Influenza‚ or the flu‚ causes approximately 36‚000 deaths and 200‚000 hospitalizations annually in the United States and costs the American economy between $11 and $18 billion each year (General Accounting Office 2001b‚ page 1). The primary method for preventing influenza is the flu vaccine‚ which is generally available in a variety of settings including clinics‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ workplaces‚ and other convenient locations. The vaccine is typically distributed
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Vaccines are are very controversial in today’s society‚ and are argued about frequently. Some people choose to receive them‚ and some people do not‚ depending on their perspective. The flu vaccination has proven to be beneficial to society‚ but there are things that cause people to not want them due to common misconceptions; people may be more willing to receive shots if they know how vaccines work‚ how they were and are now made‚ and their effects on not only the body but society as a whole. Misconceptions
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Analysis of Study: Do vaccines cause Autism in Babies? Scientific Analysis between Vaccines and Autism This paper is about scientific data that was done and collected to determine if babies who received vaccines suffered from autism. As a future special education teacher‚ I thought it would be interesting to look into the study of this. There has been a significant amount of babies who appear healthy and as they reach the toddler stage parents discover that their child has a form of autism. The
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prevented using Td vaccine. Pertussis in Haemophilus influenza type B has been shown to be as a result of parents not embracing vaccination according to the recent measles outbreak. The outbreaks have underscored the necessity for continued efforts in educating the community regarding the efficiency and safety of the currently licensed vaccines. Polio has been the most feared illness during childhood. Polio has caused paralysis and most deaths in the past. A dramatic polio increase was experienced
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Should people get Influenza Virus Vaccine? Introduction In winter‚ many people get caught by a flu. To prevent this‚ there is a flu vaccine‚ which has to be inoculated every year. There are many different opinions about this topic and this investigation will amplify some positive as well as negative effects of flu vaccine. Biological Background A flu (or biological name: influenza virus) is caused by the Influenza virus. There are three different types of this virus: Influenza-A-Virus‚ Influenza-B-Virus
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Side effects of the MMR vaccine MMR contains three separate vaccines in one injection. Each vaccine can have different side effects that happen at different times: • About one week to 10 days after the MMR injection‚ some children get a very mild form of measles. This includes a rash‚ high temperature‚ loss of appetite and general feeling of being unwell for about two or three days. • About three to four weeks after the MMR injection‚ one in 50 children develops a mild form of mumps. This includes
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differently. Anyone regardless of how healthy they are can get the influenza infection. Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body after getting the vaccine‚ the antibodies provide protection against that specific infection. Each year‚ scientists find the three to four types of flu that they think will be the most dangerous next year. Those dead viruses are put in flu vaccines. While the flu vaccine can protect you from what scientists think will be the worst and most common flu types‚ it
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Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory Crystal Hannah COMM / 215 Ms. Deborah Thompson Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory In the last century diseases such as whooping cough‚ polio‚ measles‚ and rubella struck hundreds of thousands of infants‚ children‚ and adults in the United States. Thousands died every year from them not to mention the serious damage afflicted to the survivors such as‚ seizures‚ brain damage‚ or blindness. As vaccines were developed and used‚ rates of these diseases consistently
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Cheryl Jones (2011‚ pp. 8-9) in The Australian‚ wrote an article titled ‘nanopatches for improved vaccines.’ This article is about the development of a patch in lieu of current vaccine methods‚ to improve vaccine delivery. Statistics showed a high incidence of deaths in developing countries from infectious diseases like influenza‚ which are generally considered preventable in the developed world. Mark Kendall‚ a biomedical engineer‚ was shocked that even with specific vaccinations available
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three out of five people to give vaccinations or nasal spray to because of the limited resource. My choice‚ after having done the research‚ would be: 1. Bogey Phlegmenstein – the 50 year-old pharmacist for the vaccine. 2. Helen Hornblower – the 72 year-old grandmother for the vaccine‚ and 3. Lars Loogenkugel – the 19 year-old college student for the nasal mist flu shot. I choose Lars for the nasal mist flu shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention‚ nasal spray
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