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2. Vaccination in Brazil - Wikipedia

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   Vaccination in Brazil includes all the practice and social issues related to vaccines in Brazil. The National Program for Immunization (Programa Nacional de Imunizações, or PNI) of the Unified Health System is the national government agency overseeing vaccination in Brazil. [1][2] Historically coverage has been high, reaching a national rate ...

3. What Is an Alternative Childhood Vaccine Schedule? - Healthline

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   An alternative vaccination schedule refers to giving children vaccinations at a different time or pace than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends.

4. Vaccination schedule - Wikipedia

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   A vaccination schedule is a series of vaccinations, including the timing of all doses, which may be either recommended or compulsory, depending on the country of residence. A vaccine is an antigenic preparation used to produce active immunity to a disease , in order to prevent or reduce the effects of infection by any natural or "wild" pathogen ...

5. Parents urged to get young children flu vaccine - AOL

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   The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter. School-age children ...

6. Vaccination in Mexico - Wikipedia

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   Vaccination in Mexico. Vaccination in Mexico includes the use of vaccines in advancing public health. Mexico has a multi-year program for immunization of children. [1] The immunization of children is fully covered by the government of Mexico. [1] Mexico has an adverse events committee to monitor the adverse effects of vaccination as well as a ...

7. Childhood immunizations in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The schedule for childhood immunizations in the United States is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [1] The vaccination schedule is broken down by age: birth to six years of age, seven to eighteen, and adults nineteen and older. Childhood immunizations are key in preventing diseases with epidemic potential.

8. Varicella vaccine - Wikipedia

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   Varicella vaccine. Varicella vaccine, also known as chickenpox vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against chickenpox. [9] One dose of vaccine prevents 95% of moderate disease and 100% of severe disease. [10] Two doses of vaccine are more effective than one. [10] If given to those who are not immune within five days of exposure to chickenpox it ...

9. Alternative vaccination schedule - Wikipedia

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   An increasing number of children are undervaccinated, of whom an estimated 13% or more are believed to be so because of parental choice. [15] One survey, published in Vaccine, found that 9.4% of parents in King County, Washington used an alternative vaccine schedule, [1] while another survey found that more than 1 out of 10 parents of children aged between 6 months and 6 years used an ...