The updated Handling and Patient Administration of Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) video is now available on FluMist.com. Click the following link to watch this video to learn how FluMist… Read more »
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Oct 7 09 From MDPH: Video on administration of live, attenuated nasal spray flu vaccine
Oct 7 2009 Study: Probiotics very effective in preventing colds and influenze like symptoms in pre-schoolers
Leyer GJ, Li S, Mubasher ME, Reifer C, Ouwehand AC Pediatrics. 2009;124:e172-179 Summary Leyer and colleagues conducted a randomized trial with 2 treatment arms and 1 control arm, in a… Read more »
Oct 7 09 ACEP Recs re H1n1 and seasonal flu — N95s, Triage, Testing, Admission criteria, Antivirals etc
ACEP is identifying information to help you manage the current outbreak of H1N1 influenza. If you have questions or best practices to share,
Oct 7 O9 ACEP Study: Physicians Fail to Recognize Symptoms in Nearly Half of Children in Flu Pandemic Drill
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Oct 5 09 NYTimes Room for Debate: America Takes On Swine Flu
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Oct 6 09 Herald “Expert [member of MNA’s EP Task Force]: ‘Flu shots coming ‘too late’”
Sluggish delivery of the swine flu vaccine is putting thousands of Bay State residents at risk for the potentially deadly virus before they even get a shot at a preventative… Read more »
Oct 5 09 ANA getting $ from CDC to push nurses to get immunized
Nursing News ANA Awarded Funding to Boost Immunization Rates for Nurses and Public Oct. 5, 2009 – The American Nurses Association (ANA) announced it has been awarded a two-year cooperative… Read more »
Oct 6 09 WHO says H1N1 vaccine safe, urges mass take-up | Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) restated its confidence in the H1N1 flu vaccine on Tuesday, calling it the most important tool against the pandemic. Mild adverse side… Read more »
TOMORROW! CDC COCA Conference Call: H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance – October 7, 2009
Continuing Education Credits/Contact Hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES) are available for this COCA Conference Call! COCA Conference Call: H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance… Read more »
Oct 6 09 IOM Report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”
The IOM (Institute of Medicine) has issued a report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”. A pdf of the Report is attached and you… Read more »