Vaccination - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

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...

International regulations and standards for avian influenza, including the vaccine standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health.

30 Mar 2009 For avian influenza the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has laid down international standards on notification, trade, diagnosis, surveillance and the production and use of vaccine. These standards are science- and risk-based to ensure ... Read more...

Validity of measles immunization certificates submitted upon enrollment in an elementary school in Korea.

27 Feb 2009 OBJECTIVES: To increase the booster vaccination rate, the Korean government legislated a measles vaccination for elementary school students in 2001, requiring parents to submit a certificate of vaccination upon the admission of the students to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Vaccination - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Too little, too late. 29 Sep 2009
• Government orders supplies of swine flu vaccine to cope with pandemic. 30 Aug 2009
• Vaccine refusal and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases. 11 Aug 2009
• Vaccine refusal and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases. 11 Aug 2009
• Clarifying the importance of HPV vaccination. 30 Jul 2009
• [Arguments for mandatory influenza vaccination] 29 Jul 2009
• [Influenza vaccination for health care workers: should we strengthen individual responsibility or should it be mandatory?] 29 Jul 2009
• [Recommendations for the definition of a policy on vaccination against papillomavirus in Mexico. Strategic Advisory Group of Experts of the World Health Organization] 29 Jun 2009
• Litigation, regulation, and education--protecting the public's health through childhood immunization. 9 Jun 2009
• When vaccine injury claims go to court. 9 Jun 2009
• Punishment for refusing OPV. 30 May 2009
• Vaccine refusal, mandatory immunization, and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases. 5 May 2009
• Transparency, accountability and vaccination policy. 29 Apr 2009
• Germany reviews its policy on HPV vaccination for 12-17 year olds. 25 Apr 2009
• International regulations and standards for avian influenza, including the vaccine standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health. 30 Mar 2009
• [Devil's practices] 13 Mar 2009
• Anatomy of a scare. 28 Feb 2009
• Validity of measles immunization certificates submitted upon enrollment in an elementary school in Korea. 27 Feb 2009
• [Vaccination campaigns against poliomyelitis in Spain in 1963.] 30 Dec 2008
• [Observer in swine husbandry] 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Vaccination'

Definition: Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.

Descriptor UI: D014611

Alternative terms: Vaccination; Vaccinations; Immunization, Active; Active Immunization; Active Immunizations; Immunizations, Active;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: E02.095.520.400.530.890; E05.478.550.600.890; N02.421.726.758.310.890; N06.850.780.200.425.900; N06.850.780.680.310.890;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; Manual 26.22.2.2+; for prev only: coord IM with dis /prev (IM); for ther, index under IMMUNOTHERAPY or specific vaccine /ther use