VACCINATION
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:00 AM
A (flu) shot in the arm
When I rolled up my sleeve last week for my annual flu shot, I was given a new option: an intradermal injection, using a microneedle to deliver the vaccine into the skin instead of the traditional int...
Posted on 9/19/12 at 4:07 PM
NDSU to offer H1N1 vaccination clinics to students, faculty and staff
NDSU Student Health Service is offering H1N1 vaccinations to all students, faculty and staff starting on Tuesday, Dec. 8. We will be offering small walk-in clinics at the Wallman Wellness Center Roo...
Posted on 12/7/09 at 6:10 AM
Keystrokes that show I care...
I am a mom, therefore I lecture. Unfortunately, the lecturing part now has expanded from my own offspring to others within my reach. My only excuse is that I lecture because I worry and care. If I ...
Posted on 9/27/09 at 5:35 AM
Lindsey Sloan Peterson, Grand Forks, column: For HPV, the reality is pay now or pay later
While there’s no treatment for the virus itself, there are vaccines that can prevent infection by common types of the virus, which means the vaccines also prevent cancer.By Lindsey Sloan Peterson , November 24, 2012
Minn. hospitals outpace nursing homes in flu shot program 
Minnesota nursing homes are lagging behind hospitals in a state program designed to boost flu vaccination rates among health workers, officials said Wednesday.
By Maura Lerner , August 16, 2012
Lori Schlieve, Devils Lake, letter: Gardasil is about cancer, not sex
Considering that in “old times,” it was customary for our ancestors to be married off and bearing children as young as 12 and 13, those of us who have raised and are raising daughters in this day in age are required to be more than aware of what is happening in their lives and the world at large.By Lori Schlieve , September 27, 2011
Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown, letter: Still time to get a flu shot
To those Herald readers who have not already received their annual seasonal flu shot, I encourage you to do so soon. The number of flu cases in North Dakota is low, but that can change rapidly and unpredictably.By Michael Brown , December 08, 2010
HEALTH: Summer dangers illustrate need to get tetanus shots
The bare feet of summer don’t always mix well with barbed wire or rusty nails. That’s why local health officials say it’s a good idea to have a tetanus vaccination that’s up to date.By Anne Polta , July 18, 2010
Barb Scholler, Grand Forks, letter: State first should test dogs’ vaccination status 
Considering this is the first “outbreak” of sorts at the shelter in 16 years, it is highly possibly the remaining dogs are sufficiently vaccinated.
By Barb Scholler , April 05, 2010
CDC: Minnesota ranks 8th in swine flu vaccinations 
U.S. health officials say Minnesota ranked eighth in the nation in swine flu vaccinations and led the nation in vaccinating one at-risk group.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2010
Dr. Carol Baker, Houston, column: Base vaccine decisions on facts, not hopes 
If you have children, understand that in this pandemic year — and every year — vaccination is the best, most effective way to prevent against a disease that annually hospitalizes about 20,000 kids.
February 11, 2010
FORGET THE COOKIES AND MILK: Santas lobby for H1N1 vaccine 
By Holly Ramer , November 17, 2009
Study shows no problem giving seasonal, H1N1 vaccines at same time 
New data from U.S. studies seems to confirm that only one dose of H1N1 vaccine will be needed to protect adults and seniors and that giving seasonal and pandemic flu shots at the same time should be fine, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Friday.
By Helen Branswell , October 09, 2009
Regular flu shots are ready 
WASHINGTON — It’s time to get the first of at least two flu shots recommended for many Americans this fall: Vaccine against regular winter flu is ready.
By Associated Press , September 10, 2009
Schools gear up for swine flu shots
By Libby Quaid and Lauran Neergaard , August 16, 2009
Flu bug still making the rounds
Flu season has been slow so far this year, but the disease hasn’t peaked yet, public health experts say.February 25, 2009
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