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- New Combination Vaccine For Children, Researched At U Of L, Could Reduce Number Of Children's Shots If Approved By Fda
A new combination vaccine, awaiting its approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the number injections a child in the U.S. must get in order to be fully immunized, according to a University of Louisville news release....
- It's Time To Get School-age Children Vaccinated; State Requirements Are In Place For Kindergartners And Rising Sixth Graders
An editorial in the Bowling Green Daily News about the importance of getting your child vaccinated before school starts is applicable to all communities in Kentucky. Health.comState law requires children to be vaccinated upon entering kindergarten, with...
- U.s. Measles Cases Highest In 2 Decades; Blamed Mainly On Americans' Foreign Travel, But Also On Opting Out Of Vaccination
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the wake of the highest number of measles outbreaks in the U.S. in the last 20 years, it is important to make sure you and your children are fully immunized, especially if you are traveling abroad. "The current...
- Now Is The Time To Get Flu Vaccine, State Health Officials Warn
State public health officials are encouraging Kentuckians to be vaccinated for flu now to reduce the spread of the illness. Steve Davis, M.D., acting commissioner of the Department for Public Health, said in a news release, ?Getting the flu vaccine each...
- Vaccine Against Measles, Mumps And Rubella Doesn't Cause Autism, So Get Your Children Immunized, Uk Doctor Says
A University of Kentucky psychiatrist is encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) now that scientists have found no connection between the vaccine and autism. "I really want the word out there that vaccines...
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New immunization rules for children take effect July 1
Starting July 1, Kentucky will have new immunization requirements for infants, toddlers and schoolchildren, including age-appropriate pneumonia vaccine for children up to 5 years of age and meningitis vaccine for entry to the sixth grade.
Additional requirements include a second dose of varicella vaccine for students going into kindergarten and sixth grade; one dose of tetanus-diphteria-acellular pertussis vaccine for students going into sixth grade; and a second dose of measles-mumps-rubella for children by the time they turn 6.
The new regulations bring the state more in keeping with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with national pediatric standards. For more information about the Kentucky Immunization Program, click here. For a story from The Associated Press, click here.
- New Combination Vaccine For Children, Researched At U Of L, Could Reduce Number Of Children's Shots If Approved By Fda
A new combination vaccine, awaiting its approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the number injections a child in the U.S. must get in order to be fully immunized, according to a University of Louisville news release....
- It's Time To Get School-age Children Vaccinated; State Requirements Are In Place For Kindergartners And Rising Sixth Graders
An editorial in the Bowling Green Daily News about the importance of getting your child vaccinated before school starts is applicable to all communities in Kentucky. Health.comState law requires children to be vaccinated upon entering kindergarten, with...
- U.s. Measles Cases Highest In 2 Decades; Blamed Mainly On Americans' Foreign Travel, But Also On Opting Out Of Vaccination
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the wake of the highest number of measles outbreaks in the U.S. in the last 20 years, it is important to make sure you and your children are fully immunized, especially if you are traveling abroad. "The current...
- Now Is The Time To Get Flu Vaccine, State Health Officials Warn
State public health officials are encouraging Kentuckians to be vaccinated for flu now to reduce the spread of the illness. Steve Davis, M.D., acting commissioner of the Department for Public Health, said in a news release, ?Getting the flu vaccine each...
- Vaccine Against Measles, Mumps And Rubella Doesn't Cause Autism, So Get Your Children Immunized, Uk Doctor Says
A University of Kentucky psychiatrist is encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) now that scientists have found no connection between the vaccine and autism. "I really want the word out there that vaccines...