Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations

jerry submitted, created time 4 months 1 day (abcnews.go.com)

The vast majority of American children are getting their recommended vaccinations, federal health officials said Thursday.

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Bluetongue spreads despite vaccinations

sea-maid submitted, created time 5 months 1 week (www.newscientist.com)

BLUETONGUE is back. It has survived another winter in northern Europe, and now farmers are vaccinating livestock in a race against the biting midges that carry the virus.

The first cases of the disease, which affects ruminants, began to surface this month, with France so far reporting 260. Most are located along the front line of last year's outbreaks, suggesting that the epidemic is spreading into new territory despite France's compulsory vaccination policy.

In England, voluntary vaccination has been rolled out across the country from the south-east, where bluetongue arrived last year

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Do flu vaccines really protect the elderly?

saury submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.newscientist.com)

A new analysis has revealed that elderly people are still dying of flu, but far fewer than 30 years ago - and those who are dying are older. This has not only muddied the waters in determining the effectiveness of vaccinations programmes, but it suggests they are due for another flu pandemic.

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