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What You’ll Need to Stay on the Cutting Edge of Travel
View of Kotor, Montenegro overlooking Our Lady of Health Travel intelligence company Skift has released their list of the fastest-growing countries in travel, a kind of top-ten list for the...
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Would You Like to Be a Vaccine Ambassador?
Over 1.5 million children die every year before their 5th birthday from diseases that can be easily prevented by common vaccines. More than 90% of these deaths occur in low and middle-income...
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Why Don’t People Vaccinate? Familiarity!
A new report from the University of Michigan Risk Science Center claims that the main reason we do not vaccinate is because we are familiar with the disease. Professor Brian Zikmund-Fisher uses the...
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Is a Do-It-Yourself Flu Vaccine Possible?
A new study found that military personnel who were taught to give themselves nasal spray flu vaccinations had the same level of immunity as those who were given the vaccine by health professionals....
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It’s National Flu Week
National Flu Week runs from December 7 to 13, 2014, and this event works to raise awareness about the dangers of influenza and the importance of vaccines in preventing this potentially deadly...
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Holiday Travel: 3 Crucial Travel Vaccinations for Your Next Trip
In the previous posts in the Passport Health Holiday Travel Tips Series, we have discussed tips that will help you have a fun and safe trip, wherever your travels may take you. However, there is one...
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A Vaccine Patch? No longer too good to be true!
A new vaccine delivery system will soon undergo testing, and this may mean needles could become a thing of the past. Vaxxas, an Australian health start-up, is developing in concert with the World...
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Diversity in Healthcare and Immunology
The third Monday in January marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day (or Civil Rights Day), and it provides a wonderful opportunity to look at diversity and what it means for all of us, even the healthcare...
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George Washington: A Vaccination Advocate
As we commemorate George Washington’s birthday today, it is interesting to note a little known fact about the first president: George Washington was one of the first political leaders to recognize...
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Three Stories about the Need to Vaccinate
Measles is, without a doubt, a fairly scary virus. In 2014, there were just under 200,000 measles cases confirmed by the World Health Organization across the world. That number is about 92 percent...
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Why Do I Need an Annual Flu Shot?
The trickiest part about flu shots isn’t that they involve needles or visiting a clinic but rather how they are made. Often people ask, “Why do I need a yearly flu shot?” It’s a common question that...
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TDaP: Protection Against Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis
The TDaP vaccination series protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, all of which are serious bacterial diseases. Diphtheria and pertussis are spread from person to person through bodily...
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Vaccines: The Scientific Wonder that Change the World
In the interest of promoting more robust discourse around the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable contagious conditions, MHA@GW is hosting a guest post series in honor of...
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Routine Vaccination Schedules for Kids
Routine vaccination is an important part of every child’s life. From birth until they leave the home, there are a variety of vaccinations that can help protect them from the most dangerous diseases at...
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Which Flu Vaccine Is Right For Me?
Getting a flu shot isn’t as simple as it used to be. There are now myriad flu shot options, so making your choice can be far more confusing than it was in past years. But, the range of options also...
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Why Don’t People Vaccinate? Familiarity!
A new report from the University of Michigan Risk Science Center claims that the main reason we do not vaccinate is because we are familiar with the disease. Professor Brian Zikmund-Fisher uses the...
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Is a Do-It-Yourself Flu Vaccine Possible?
A new study found that military personnel who were taught to give themselves nasal spray flu vaccinations had the same level of immunity as those who were given the vaccine by health professionals....
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