Mumps News

Another six cases of measles have been identified in Christchurch as health authorities fight to control an outbreak of the disease in the city.

Don't tell the kids, but the Kerrville Independent School District already is preparing for the start of the next school year.

DOCTORS in Buxton have expressed concern over a recent increase in the cases of mumps and are now offering a programme of catch-up immunisations.

Disease prevention is the key to public health according to Pontotoc County Health Department.

As soon as doctors identified autism, back in the 1940s, they blamed the "cold" mothers of toddlers with the disorder.

THE number of young people being struck down with mumps in Cumbria is on the increase.

Putting off this errand may cost you - big. Parents of kindergarteners and seventh-graders are urged to act quickly this summer to snatch up the school-required vaccines made available by the state.

The Pan American Health Organization on Wednesday donated over 30,000 seasonal influenza vaccines to the Ministry of Health.

In order to more closely match the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the Texas Department of State Health Services has changed its requirements for school immunizations.

Adults should review their inoculation history and make sure they are protected from diseases, a local physician said.

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HEALTH chiefs are setting up clinics in schools across Hartlepool as the number of cases of measles continues to rise.

City of Midland News Release June 19, 2009 Midland, Texas - The State of Texas has added new immunization requirements for students in Texas schools.

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices . WHEN: Wednesday through Friday, June 24-26, 2009 WHERE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Tom Harkin Global Communications Center For directions to CDC, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/about/resources/visitGuide.htm#direction . BACKGROUND: ...

Litigation, Regulation, and Education - Protecting the Public's Health through Childhood Immunization Ross D. Silverman, J.D., M.P.H. Recently, three special masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued carefully reasoned, strongly worded opinions rejecting claims that medical and scientific evidence could demonstrate causal links between ...

CHILDREN are at risk of contracting dangerous illnesses because they are not being properly vaccinated.

ONE in five children in South Yorkshire is at risk of the potentially deadly measles virus due to the low take-up of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination in this area.

Changes to school immunization requirements for five vaccines take effect Saturday, August 1, according to officials with the Texas Department of State Health Services.

NEARLY 30 people in the Lothians fell ill from mumps last week, figures have shown.

June is Adolescent Immunization Month according to Governor Joe Manchin. The West Virginia Immunization Network says it's important for parents and teens to know about the various vaccines out there and what diseases they can help prevent.