• Overcoming Disabilities

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 12, 2020

    Tilly Lockey lost her hands and tips of her toes amputated at the age of 15 months after contracting Meningococcal Septicaemia.  Now, 14-years old,…


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  • Resolution Passed

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 25, 2020

    The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) – a CDC branch that develops recommendations related to use of vaccines. This group comprises of medical…


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  • Catch Up on Immunizations

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 13, 2020

    August is National Immunization Awareness Month. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services families to maintain…


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  • Health Appointments

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 9, 2020

    According to Dr. Harpreet Nagra, a PeaceHealth Medical Group pediatrician says, “While there are reports of parents avoiding taking their children to the doctor during the COVID-19…


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  • Mandatory booster vaccine

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 5, 2020

    Kelly Haight, communications manager at NCDHHS states, “This requirement has been in the works since May 2014, when the North Carolina for Public Health approved an immunization…


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  • Still Required

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 1, 2020

    Immunizations still have to be current even with virtual learning in Wake County, Raleigh, NC. Even though students entering  12th grade are not going…


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  • Ready for School

    Posted by Rose Kwett on July 26, 2020

    August is National Immunization Month! Look at the charts indicating the vaccination schedule for children. It can be found at the Advisory Committee on…


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  • Meningitis B Facts

    Posted by Rose Kwett on July 21, 2020

    Neisseria meningitidis is the causative organism of bacterial meningitis. The serogroups A,B,C,Y and W are all equally dangerous. There have been outbreaks of meningococcal disease…


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  • Lifesaving Vaccines

    Posted by Rose Kwett on July 15, 2020

    “Vaccines remain the safest, most cost-effective protection against disease and will provide a powerful tool to address the COVID-19 pandemic”, as The World Health Organization (WHO), in…


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  • Meningococcal Carriage

    Posted by Rose Kwett on July 11, 2020

    A four cross-sectional studies of meningococcal carriage in people aged 9 months to 36 years in two districts of Burkina Faso between May 2, 2016, and Nov…


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