Nasal Spray Vaccine OK for Very Young
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ATLANTA -- Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get
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Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.
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Scientists have made important progress in their quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and reduce the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.
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WASHINGTON -- Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children...
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The Department of Health is considering introducing a new jab to protect babies against bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia.
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Though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year started recommending toddlers aged 6 months through 23 months get flu vaccine, researchers from Duke
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Now that a hard-to-get meningitis vaccine is more plentiful, health experts recommended Wednesday that the shots be given to all children ages 11-18.
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A new version of the nasal spray vaccine  FluMist is better at preventing influenza than traditional flu  shots in older babies and children, according to a study  sponsored by its maker, MedImmune.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Most young U.S. children are getting their recommended vaccinations, but rates for teens are lagging, especially for some newer vaccines, U.S. health officials announced Thursday.
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Another 1 million doses of a nasal  spray influenza vaccine will be available in the United States  this year, Bush administration officials said on Thursday as  they sought to calm concerns about a flu shot shortage.
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Oct 22, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - MedImmune will produce another million doses of its nasal-spray influenza vaccine, FluMist, which could free up some injectable flu vaccine for high-risk groups, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson
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U.S. health officials said on  Wednesday they approved the Flumist nasal spray influenza  vaccine for children between the ages of two and five.
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Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers shouldn't be given to children as old as 5, either, pediatricians told government health advisers Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- Government health officials said yesterday they are reviewing whether popular medicines like Tylenol Plus Cold &amp; Cough and Infant Triaminic Thin Strips are safe and effective in treating children's colds and coughs.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Getting the flu shot for a young child protects both the little one and his or her family from getting sick this season, research shows.
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LONDON - Scientists have made important progress in the quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and slash the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.    Experts say the findings, outlined this week in The Lancet medical journal, provide robust evidence that the dream of developing a vaccine that will get babies through the most vulnerable period of infancy could become a reality by the end of the decade...