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Questions About The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program This fact sheet answers commonly asked questions about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program -- vaccines covered, amounts awarded, and related topics are reviewed. Health Resources and Serv... Details > National Vaccine Injury Compensation | Adult Immunization Schedule Immunity can begin to fade over time, and as we age, we become more susceptible to serious disease caused by common infections (e.g., flu, pneumococcus). This table lists vaccines needed by all adults... Details > National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Avian Influenza Vaccines Learn about the development of vaccines to protect against avian influenza (bird flu).... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Children and the Flu Vaccine This page presents recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on which children should get a flu vaccine. CDC recommends that healthy children aged 6 months up through t... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | FDA Approves First Vaccine to Prevent Cervical Cancer This document announces the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to human... Details > U.S. Food and Drug Administration | FDA Licenses New Vaccine to Reduce Older Americans’ Risk of Shingles This news release announces Zostavax, a new vaccine licensed by the Food and Drug Administration that reduces the risk of shingles (herpes zoster) in people 60 and older. Caused by the same virus that... Details > U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Frequently Asked Questions About Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines The human papilloma virus (HPV) infects squamous epithelial cells in the body. Squamous epithelial cells are thin, flat cells that are found on the surface of the skin, cervix, vagina, anus, vulva, he... Details > American Cancer Society | Frequently Asked Questions about Intussusception and RotaTeq® Vaccine This page presents frequently asked questions about rotavirus disease and vaccine. Rotavirus is a virus that causes severe diarrhea, often accompanied by vomiting, fever, and dehydration, mostly in ba... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Hepatitis - Gay and Lesbian Medical Association In a resolution adopted in April 1999, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) Board of Directors called for universal vaccination against hepatitis A and B for men who have sex with men. It is... Details > Gay and Lesbian Medical Association | Meningococcal Vaccines: What You Need To Know Also available in: Spanish Meningococcal disease, a cause of bacterial meningitis, can be a deadly infection. Spread from person-to-person by close contact, a meningitis vaccine can protect you and others from this disease.... Details > Immunization Action Coalition |
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