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A group of faculty, students, and alumni roll out a campaign that encourages parents to complete their child's vaccine series.
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Epidemiology and Biostatistics In The News
Most of us first heard the term “herd immunity” during COVID, but the concept of immunizing the population to minimize the threat of a major outbreak is far from new.
An important advisory committee to the federal government has voted this week to withdraw its support for flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal.
A 51ԹϺ expert warns that Nevada's already poor vaccination rates will likely worsen following U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women.
The Vaccine Confidence and Demand Improvement Project launched in January through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding to 51ԹϺ’s School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. This collaboration between 51ԹϺ and Nevada’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy among Nevada parents through social media campaigns.
By now, you have likely heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its testing procedures for milk in the U.S. But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing. Even worse, it may have caused parents, who regularly buy milk for their children, unnecessary worry about the safety of milk in the United States.
By now, you have likely heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its testing procedures for milk in the U.S. But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing. Even worse, it may have caused parents, who regularly buy milk for their children, unnecessary worry about the safety of milk in the United States.