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What's New
This page contains entries that have been recently
added to
The Vaccine Page. These sites can also be found
under their respective categories.
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Description |
11/02/04
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GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK) operates
worldwidevaccines.com, a Web site
dedicated to health and vaccine issues. Primarily oriented toward the health
care practitioner, this multilingual site (English, Spanish, and Chinese)
provides news and educational information about vaccine-preventable diseases,
immunization, and vaccines (GSK vaccines in particular). The training resources
and vaccine awareness services are designed to support the day-to-day needs of
health care professionals who manage local immunization services. |
04/14/04
Updated |
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
(GAVI) is sponsoring the Pneumococcal
Vaccines Accelerated Development and Introduction Plan (PneumoADIP) at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The plan's official Web site
provides accurate, current information on pneumonia, meningitis, and other
pneumococcal infections, and their prevention by vaccination. The site also
documents the global impact of acute respiratory infections, and describes
GAVI's international effort to get effective vaccines to the countries that need
them most. |
04/14/04
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PATH's Rotavirus Vaccine Program has launched a comprehensive new Web site that presents detailed information about the rotavirus, and describes the effort to accelerate the introduction of rotavirus vaccines. Designed to deliver needed information to a variety of critical audiences around the world, the site documents the widespread impact of rotavirus and describes the history of the effort to develop a safe, effective vaccine. |
01/08/04
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The Children's Vaccine Program at PATH aims to
significantly reduce the time it takes for vaccines to reach children living
in poor countries. More than two million children die each year from diseases
that these vaccines could prevent.
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11/04/03
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Focusing on the immunization
needs of children and adolescents, VaccineCheck offers a wealth of vaccination
information that is clearly and concisely presented. The highlight of the Web
site is the unique, interactive immunization planner. On-line software allows
the user to enter a child's age and individual immunization history. It then
creates an accurate catch-up schedule for a child who is behind in his or her
immunizations. Based on the guidance of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices, the CDC, and other equally reliable sources
(including two members of the Allied Vaccine Group), the software generates a
printable schedule that can help clarify a confusing array of separate
immunization records.
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06/18/13
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This Aventis Pasteur Web site provides an excellent overview of
polio. It describes the nature and effects of the disease, and documents the
intensive research efforts that led to the development of the vaccines that
are in use today. The narrative also reports on the progress of the ongoing
global eradication campaign. Since it is provided by a major vaccine
producer, the site does have a distinct marketing orientation. However, that
doesn't obviate the value of this concise, well-written history of the
struggle to overcome a devastating disease. |
06/05/03
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The
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization,
works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and
distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that
enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. Its
publications include NEEDLE TIPS and the Hepatitis B Coalition News, VACCINATE
ADULTS!, and VACCINATE WOMEN, with a combined circulation of 400,000. IAC also
maintains four Web sites and two listservs. The Immunization Action Coalition is
a member of the Allied Vaccine Group. |
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