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Anchor lead: Why do some parents object to vaccinating their children? Elizabeth Tracey reports California’s recently reported experience with eliminating personal belief exceptions and tightening school policies has resulted in substantially more kindergartners coming to school with up to date …
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Anchor lead: California laws prove that vaccine rates in kids can be boosted, Elizabeth Tracey reports Removing personal belief exemptions and tightening the required vaccines for school entry have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of kindergartners in …
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Anchor lead: As global warming expands mosquito territory, a vaccine for Dengue virus is a worldwide concern, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, and it can result in serious illness and death, especially if someone …
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This week’s topics include a new antibody for asthma, early treatment in COPD, mumps vaccine to curtail an outbreak, and medical exemptions from routine vaccinations. Program notes: 0:38 Avoiding vaccines with medical exemptions 1:38 More people who are vaccinated the …
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Anchor lead: A new band aid kind of patch may soon improve vaccination rates, Elizabeth Tracey reports Are you phobic about needles and injections? Many people are, especially children, so a new vaccine technology reported recently in the Lancet that …
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Anchor lead: Can a band aid like patch replace needles in vaccination? Elizabeth Tracey reports Imagine getting your flu immunization each year without an injection, painlessly, and on your own schedule. That’s the promise of a new band aid like …
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This week’s topics include a novel vaccine delivery method, aspirin and preeclampsia, air pollution and mortality in seniors, and exercise and dementia. Program notes: 0:48 Acknowledge our listeners 1:48 Novel way to deliver flu vaccine 2:50 Side effects and effectiveness …
