August 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) A South Dakota health official says parents of pre-teens and college freshmen should make sure their kids are vaccinated for a couple of diseases before heading back to school.
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November 28, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, including Minnesota, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren’t getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found. The trend concerns, if not alarms, public health professionals. Continue Reading
October 2, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying others mainly because of safety concerns, a national survey found.
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September 16, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A prominent bioethicist has offered $10,000 to charity if Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann can prove her claim that a vaccination caused mental retardation. Continue Reading
August 26, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The share of Minnesota teenagers who have received three key vaccines grew significantly last year, but public health experts said they are still troubled by the relatively slow adoption of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Continue Reading
July 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The world is not on track to wipe out polio by the end of 2012, a group of independent health experts warned Wednesday.
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June 9, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
It’s been six weeks since the state’s last measles case. The totals from the state’s worst outbreak in years stand at 23 cases including 14 children who had to be hospitalized. But there were no deaths. Continue Reading
November 26, 2010 in Alexandria Echo Press
It’s not too late to get a flu shot and there is plenty of flu vaccine available, say state health officials. Continue Reading
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