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A new survey by C.S. Mott Children's Hospital suggests parents who decline flu vaccinations for their child are getting information from unreliable…
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Hospitals are increasingly requiring employees to get a flu shot each year to prevent the spread of infection. Flu shots for health care workers might…
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Vaccine education groups are asking parents to get their kids vaccinated before school starts. Veronica McNally is with the Franny Strong Foundation. Her…
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the influenza-related deaths of two Michigan children.Officials did not release any…
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is confirming the first case of measles in the state this year.The department announced Wednesday…
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I was ten when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth fifty-five years ago. We were all mad for science then, and if you’d asked any of…
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Mother loses daughter to whooping cough. Now she fights to improve Michigan’s poor vaccination rate.Baby Francesca was just 12 weeks old when she came down with a cough. Nine days later, she died of pertussis, better known as whooping cough.Now, her…
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Michigan wants college students to go back to school with more than just textbooks.State health officials are urging college students to make sure they…
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Many physicians and public health scientists view vaccination as the greatest development in modern medicine.And yet, doctors like Phoebe Day Danziger and…
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Chicken pox cases are up nearly 60% from this time last year, state health officials say.The majority of those 239 cases were people who hadn’t been…