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Chicken pox vaccine a great success in Ottawa
Health Headlines Commentary for January 5, 2016 Source: Ottawa Public Health sees drastic drop in chicken pox cases
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Chicken pox vaccine an outstanding public health success
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 16, 2015 Source: Big drop in chickenpox cases after Ontario began public vaccine program: study Reference: Twenty Years of Medically-Attended Pediatric Varicella and Herpes Zoster in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study
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Chicken pox vaccine dramatically reduced hospital admissions and morbidity in Canada over past decade
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Vaccinations credited as chicken pox cases in hospitals drop 74% in only 10 years Reference: The impact of the universal infant varicella immunization strategy on Canadian varicella-related hospitalization rates
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Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November, 30 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Chicken Pox Vaccine Protects Small Infants Too, Not Just Vaccinated Children Reference: “Varicella in Infants After Implementation of the US Varicella Vaccination Program” Sandra S. Chaves, MD, MSc, Adriana S. Lopez, MHS, Tureka L. Watson, MS, Rachel Civen, MD, Barbara Watson, MD, Laurene Mascola, MD,…
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The Truth About Vaccinations
Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen July 4, 2001 We know all too well the pain and suffering the victim, their families and friends endure from the scourge of AIDs. Imagine it’s the year 2051 and there is a vaccine for AIDs. AIDs has been virtually eliminated. Small outbreaks continue to occur but for the…