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June 27, 2008

CDC has reported a delayed onset and diminished magnitude of rotavirus activity.

June 16, 2008

Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety Concerns is now available.

Newsbriefs

July 17, 2008

MMR Jab Plea After City Measles Epidemic

Birmingham Evening Mail (UK)

July 17, 2008

Vical Takes New Tack With Bird-Flu Vaccine

Wall Street Journal

July 16, 2008

Booster Vaccination May Help With Possible Future Avian Influenza Pandemic

Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Immunization Issues

Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccines

Some vaccines contain chemicals called adjuvants to help stimulate the production of immunity against the vaccine ingredients, making the vaccine more effective. In the United States, aluminum salts have frequently been incorporated as adjuvants in vaccines.

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Immunization Science

Impact of Influenza Vaccination in the Elderly

This study looked at the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine at protecting seniors from hospitalizations for pneumonia or influenza-like illness and from death from all causes.

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