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January 14, 2013 | Program Result
Vote & Vax increased access to influenza immunization and other preventive services for vulnerable populations through clinics provided at polling places on Election Day from 2004 though 2010.
November 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Patients are more likely to get influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations when the responsibility for immunization administration is shifted to non-physician health care professionals, especially nurses.
March 26, 2012 | Journal Article
A study of California kindergarteners' exposure to personal belief exemptions (PBEs) from vaccinations at school found that PBE exposure increased from 2008 to 2010, indicating that more children are exposed to the risk of disease.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Katrina Diaz, the daughter of two physicians, had a good idea she was headed toward a medical career. The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition provided an "affirmation," she says. "It let me know that I was on the right track."
August 7, 2012 | Story
Yet another study—the first one to assess sleep and vaccine effectiveness outside of the laboratory setting—has found that sleeping fewer than seven hours a night significantly impairs the ability of the immune system to do its job. “Our study revea ...
August 1, 2012 | News Release
RWJF Health & Society Scholar finds that losing sleep can reduce the effectiveness of vaccinations.
June 14, 2012 | Story
Study finds intentionally unvaccinated students may be putting other children at risk.
April 27, 2012 | New Public Health Post
This week is National Infant Immunization Week, an annual observance to promote vaccinations in kids two and younger. Last September the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that childhood immunization rates for vaccines routinely re ...
March 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Centers for Disese Control and Prevention recommends pertussis vaccination for adults in close contact with newborns. The immunization of household contacts provides early protection for infants, who do not gain immunity to pertussis until they ...
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a 23-valent-polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine (PPV-23) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) in reducing adult pneumococcal mortality.