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Adult Immunization Needs to Move Up the Health Check List
Check-list for a healthy life: Quit smoking. Don’t drink too much. Exercise regularly. Oops! You forgot something – up-to-date immunizations. Adult Canadians are not being immunized routinely for life-saving, vaccine-preventable diseases, according...
NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon’s Wife Ingrid Vandebosch, Models Perfect Stance Against Whooping Cough
Ingrid Vandebosch, wife of NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, is modeling perfect new mother behavior by getting her Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) booster vaccine to help protect herself against pertussis (whooping cough) and reduce her risk...
Japan to Provide Vaccination Assistance for Zimbabwe Women And Children
The Japanese government has said it would provide vaccinations for 370,000 Zimbabwean children and more than 500,000 women during the next year under a project in which it is partnering with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Japanese ambassador to Zimbabwe...
Equatorial Guinea Health And Welfare Ministry Embarks on Vaccination Campaign
The Equatorial Guinean Health and Welfare ministry has launched a vaccination campaign against diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, measles and poliomyelitis. The three-day operation targets children aged 0 to 5 years and pregnant women....
Salma Hayek Leads UNICEF Tetanus Campaign
Salma Hayek is leading a new UNICEF campaign aimed at helping young African mums fight tetanus. The actress, a new mum, was so moved by the efforts teenagers are taking to stay healthy on a recent fact-finding mission to West Africa that she felt compelled...
