Immunization Programs - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The case for vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus.

9 Aug 2009 Vaccination policy in the case of human papillomavirus (HPV) has remained a constant source of controversy ever since Gardasil, Merck's vaccine against HPV, received US Food and Drug Administration approval in the summer of 2006. This controversy ... Read more...

Vaccine refusal, mandatory immunization, and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

5 May 2009 Vaccines are among the most effective prevention tools available to clinicians. However, the success of an immunization program depends on high rates of acceptance and coverage. There is evidence of an increase in vaccine refusal in the United ... Read more...

Increasing adolescent vaccination: barriers and strategies in the context of policy, legal, and financial issues.

10 Feb 2009 PURPOSE: To increase understanding of the policy, legal, and financial issues influencing efforts to achieve high rates of adolescent vaccination. METHODS: We conducted semistructured telephone interviews with 49 key informants in nine states, five ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Immunization Programs - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Vaccine refusal and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases. 11 Aug 2009
• Vaccine refusal and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases. 11 Aug 2009
• The case for vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus. 9 Aug 2009
• Litigation, regulation, and education--protecting the public's health through childhood immunization. 9 Jun 2009
• Vaccine refusal, mandatory immunization, and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases. 5 May 2009
• States act to prevent meningitis deaths. 30 Mar 2009
• [STIKO member holds arguments unfounded. "Immunization fatigue is not the sequela of the many vaccinations"] 17 Mar 2009
• [DEGAM criticizes the established immunization committee. "A large number of immunization recommendations need testing" (interview by Dr. Thomas Meissner)] 17 Mar 2009
• Increasing adolescent vaccination: barriers and strategies in the context of policy, legal, and financial issues. 10 Feb 2009
• The moral justification for a compulsory human papillomavirus vaccination program. 3 Feb 2009
• Playing games with girls' health: why it is too soon to mandate the HPV vaccine for pre-teen girls as a prerequisite to school entry. 30 Dec 2008
• The impact of changing medicaid enrollments on New Mexico's Immunization Program. 22 Dec 2008
• Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? Yes. 26 Oct 2008
• Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? No. 26 Oct 2008
• When worlds collide: public health and union rights in Virginia Mason Hospital v Washington State Nurses Association. 30 Aug 2008
• National immunization strategy. A model for resolving jurisdictional disputes in public health. 30 Aug 2008
• A critique of criteria for evaluating vaccines for inclusion in mandatory school immunization programs. 30 Jul 2008
• Oral polio vaccines: a matter for debate. 30 Jul 2008
• Accelerating Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine introduction in the world's poorest countries: a dream is coming true. 30 Jul 2008
• The promise and challenge of adolescent immunization. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Immunization Programs'

Definition: Organized services to administer immunization procedures in the prevention of various diseases. The programs are made available over a wide range of sites: schools, hospitals, public health agencies, voluntary health agencies, etc. They are administered to an equally wide range of population groups or on various administrative levels: community, municipal, state, national, international.

Descriptor UI: D017589

Alternative terms: Immunization Programs; Immunization Program; Program, Immunization; Programs, Immunization;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.143.827.608; N02.421.726.608;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific dis /prev (IM) or specific vaccine or other type of immunization (IM); specify geog if pertinent