Recent news on Tetanus

Congo-Kinshasa: Immunisation Coverage Sees Dramatic Improvement  -  25 May 2007
AllAfrica.com,Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough rose from 40.51 percent in 2002 to 77.8 percent in 2006, and immunisation against

US parents not in favor of HPV vaccine mandates  -  25 May 2007
News-Medical.net,They also were asked if they would support a state law that would require boys and girls to get the new booster vaccine that protects against tetanus,

Ear biting attack was 'nasty and brutal'  -  25 May 2007
Derry Journal,He subsequently required a tetanus injection. Mukendi’s solicitor told the court that his client’s behaviour had been “completely disgraceful.�

Grand Forks planning mass tetanus boosters  -  May 19, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),Health officials here are planning a mass vaccination for people who received tetanus booster shots after the 1997 Red River flood.

Is your Tetanus protection running on empty, 10 years after the flood?  -  May 17, 2007
Crookston Daily Times,During the flood of 1997 and its aftermath, many Polk County residents got Tetanus booster vaccines. With health experts recommending a new Tetanus booster

Protection against whooping cough comeback, tetanus  -  May 17, 2007
Summit Daily News,And, recently, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommended an adult Tdap vaccine to protect against it, tetanus and diphtheria.

Indiana Sends Tetanus Vaccine To Kansas  -  May 17, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Tetanus is a serious concern after tornadoes, flooding, and other natural disasters. Tetanus can enter the body through an injury, whether during the storms

Sanofi Pasteur Launches www.travel-vaccines.com  -  May 22, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Tetanus: Tetanus, an acute disease caused by Clostridium tetani, is characterized by muscle rigidity and painful spasms, often starting in the muscles of

Indiana sends tetanus vaccine to Kansas  -  May 13, 2007
Peru Tribune,INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana has sent 3000 doses of tetanus vaccine to Kansas in response to severe storms that hit the state last weekend that resulted in

HPV vaccine available in Searcy  -  May 22, 2007
Searcy Daily Citizen,The T-dap vaccine is given to anyone ages 11 to 64, and fights tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Residents, volunteers working in flooded areas urged to check on ...  -  May 11, 2007
Boonville Daily News,Anyone planning to help with the flood response should ask their health care provider to review their medical records and to request a tetanus booster shot

Flood volunteers need tetanus shots  -  May 10, 2007
Blue Springs Examiner,The DSS says that anyone planning to help with flood response should ask their health care provider to review their medical records and request a tetanus

Big Well curator asks for volunteers to help clean  -  May 23, 2007
Hutchinson News,Volunteers must have had a tetanus shot within the past five years and should wear sturdy shoes and gloves. Face masks will be supplied.

Free Tetanus Shots Offered  -  May 10, 2007
WIBW,The Shawnee County Health Agency offered free tetanus shots to people who were cut or injured and came into contact with flood waters.

Hungary gets fresh batch of tetanus shots from Germany  -  May 11, 2007
Caboodle.hu,A large supply of tetanus inoculations has arrived from Hungary's German supplier of the vaccine, reports stop.hu. Hungarian health clinics were

Poor immunisation in city slums  -  May 22, 2007
Chandigarh Newsline,At Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, cases of tetanus, diphtheria and measles keep trickling in. “We also get cases of suspected

Tetanus shots, debris pickup info released  -  May 9, 2007
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),The center says the Shawnee County Health Agency will administer free tetanus shots to people who were cut or injured and who came into contact with

Hungarian clinics dangerously short on tetanus shots  -  May 8, 2007
Caboodle.hu,Tetanus injections are currently in short supply in Hungarian heath clinics, in part due to spring's "playground mishap season," writes radio.hu.

Missouri Valley Residents Line Up For Tetanus Shots  -  May 8, 2007
KETV.com,Health experts said that when flooding happens, there's an increased risk of tetanus because people can't see where they're walking and can sometimes get

YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO FEND OFF TETANUS, WHOOPING COUGH  -  May 4, 2007
YorkRegion.com,Even adults should get immunized against tetanus every 10 years, she said, referring to a guideline that often falls between the cracks during regular

Persistent pertussis  -  May 22, 2007
Chippewa Herald,It is given in combination with diphtheria and tetanus vaccines called DTaP. The effectiveness of the vaccine in children who have received at least three

Residents affected by area flooding can get free shots  -  May 22, 2007
Hutchinson News,In response to recent flooding in the county, the Reno County Health Department will provide flood cleanup information and free tetanus boosters to

Sierra Leone: Second Tt Marklate Starts Today  -  May 21, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr. Linda Foray Saturday disclosed that the second round of the National Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

Attention Gardeners!  -  May 16, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Roll up your sleeves and get your tetanus booster shot to protect against potentially harmful toxins growing in your garden - >> TORONTO,

Spring Is Time To Encourage Adult Patients To Get A Tetanus Booster  -  Apr 26, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Outdoor recreation can create problems, however, and one of them is potential tetanus exposure. Springtime finds people of all ages heading outside to

Protect yourself, family in garden this summer  -  May 19, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,When we think of tetanus, rusty nails come to mind, but a cut or scratch suffered while gardening could allow entry to potentially fatal tetanus bacteria.

Piercing needs hygiene, checkup  -  May 21, 2007
The Brunei Times,The association also warns that the risk of HIV, Hepatitis B and C and Tetanus infections are high if the piercing studio does not adhere to strict hygiene

Volunteers sought to clean Parkville  -  May 15, 2007
Kansas City Star,The Platte County Health Department will offer free tetanus shots to anyone working as a volunteer in flood-affected areas, said department spokeswoman

Garden should be soothing but can be life-threatening  -  May 17, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Get a tetanus shot if you haven't had one for more than 10 years. The bacteria that breed tetanus toxin lives in the soils we garden.

New Study Confirms Role for Pertussis Immunization of Entire ...  -  May 9, 2007
Hispanic PR Wire (press release),The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC now recommends that adults and adolescents be given a tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis

County health department offering free immunizations  -  May 15, 2007
Tallahassee Democrat,Students starting kindergarten in the fall need to have on file five DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) shots, four polio, three hepatitis B,

Adverse Events After Tdap Vaccine in Healthcare Workers: Presented ...  -  May 7, 2007
DG NewsAvailable since 2006 in the US, the vaccine is a tetanus diptheria booster, which has the addition of acellular pertussis, he explained.

Flood Victims Return  -  May 14, 2007
WOWT,Tetanus is another threat. A small cut exposed to the polluted water can become a big problem and with more people returning to work on their homes,

Want stronger muscles? Exercise  -  Apr 30, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Dear Dr. Gott: My questions pertain to tetanus shots. I'm getting conflicting reports. How long is a shot good for? Also, should it be updated after an

Floodwaters can cause serious health risks for people  -  May 8, 2007
KQTV,With clean-up efforts already underway tetanus is a real concern for those who might come into contact with water and debris.

State and federal teams take stock of flood damage  -  May 16, 2007
Columbia Daily Tribune,...working with Big Lake to re-establish government. State officials were working to ship more tetanus shots to the area because floodwater carries disease.

Ind. ships vaccine to storm victims  -  May 11, 2007
Indianapolis Star,Indiana has sent 3000 doses of tetanus vaccine to Kansas in response to severe storms that hit the state last weekend that resulted in damaging tornadoes

Whooping cough worries rise among school officials  -  26 Apr 2007
East Valley Tribune,...“It’s not a big leap to this requirement since many states already require a tetanus (vaccine). It’s virtually the same vaccine, only now it has an

Escaped cat causes ruckus at airport  -  26 Apr 2007
Deseret News,At least one employee also had to receive a tetanus shot. Airport police were called. They eventually cornered and captured the feline.

An Innovation in Health Care Opens at CVS/pharmacy Stores in ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),MinuteClinic also offers common vaccinations, such as influenza, tetanus, MMR, and Hepatitis A & B. MinuteClinic health care centers are open Monday through

South Africa: Expansion of Vaccine Regime 'A Problem'  -  26 Apr 2007
AllAfrica.com,These protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and tuberculosis.

Traveling? Stay well  -  26 Apr 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),It’s also recommended that your tetanus shot is up to date. Recommended vaccines are often given to protect travelers from illnesses present in other parts

HEALTH BRIEFS  -  26 Apr 2007
SunHerald.com,Children are recommended to be age-appropriately vaccinated with the following: Hepatitis B (Hep B); Inactivated Polio (IPV); Diphtheria, Tetanus,

No jobs to Mexico  -  26 Apr 2007
Searcy Daily Citizen,A doctor's report showed Adams had been treated and given a tetanus shot. Wearing a small, round bandage, Adams returned to the picket line for the 3:30 pm

New state vaccine rules take effect in July  -  26 Apr 2007
The Olympian,Before starting school, those children now must show written documentation that they have been vaccinated for tetanus in the past five years.

Acupuncture for Vertigo  -  26 Apr 2007
American Chronicle,If he had fallen a cut open his head, sutures would have been indicated and a doctor could have performed this procedure and administered a tetanus shot.

Merieux, Shantha to hire 100 scientists for research centre  -  26 Apr 2007
Economic Times,This means the company will now be able to both export and supply its DTP (diptheria, tetanus and pertusis) and HIB (hepatitis -B) combination vaccines in

Immunization clinic Friday at Pope County Health Unit  -  26 Apr 2007
Russellville Courier,...and diseases and death from diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae Type B are at or near record lows.

Many unaware of need for tetanus boosters: experts  -  Apr 25, 2007
CTV.ca,But health experts say that like a well-tended garden, adults need to maintain their immunity to diseases like tetanus, diptheria and whooping cough.

Clinics raise immunization rates  -  Apr 24, 2007
El Paso Times,Danielle Martinez, a sixth-grader at Morehead Middle School, winced a little when she received immunizations to stave off chickenpox and tetanus.

Many Adults Do Not Have Access to Vaccines, CDC Official Says  -  Apr 25, 2007
Kaiser network.org,According to Atkinson, "very little safety net" exists for adults who require but cannot afford vaccines against tetanus, meningitis, pertussis, shingles,

Tetanus The Target of Unicef-Funded Campaign Across Sierra Leone  -  Apr 17, 2007
NewsBlaze,Sierra Leone launched a week-long national campaign against tetanus today in which the United Nations Children's Fund (<"http://www.unicef.org/">UNICEF) is

Sierra Leone: Tetanus the Target of Unicef-Funded Campaign Across ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Sierra Leone launched a week-long national campaign against tetanus today in which the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is funding the provision of a

Tetanus the target of UNICEF-funded campaign across Sierra Leone  -  Apr 16, 2007
UN News Centre16 April 2007 – Sierra Leone launched a week-long national campaign against tetanus today in which the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is funding

Eliminating tetanus  -  Apr 12, 2007
Financial Express.bd,Bangladesh has started a campaign a few months ago to vaccinate three million women to completely eliminate tetanus. The campaign, taken up in a bid to

Scaling up Child Survival in Sierra Leone  -  Apr 19, 2007
WebWire (press release),The campaign will target 1.2 million women of child bearing age and 85000 children aged six months to five years with tetanus toxoid vaccine, deworming and

Ministry of Health starts Anti Tetanus Campaign April 16 in Sierra ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Awareness Times,The Ministry of Health in collaboration with its Health Partners will start a three months Tetanus Immunization of childbearing mothers between the ages of

Kids aren't the only ones prone to tetanus infection  -  Apr 2, 2007
Staten Island Advance,Caused by the spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium tetani, tetanus affects the nerves of the body. Because it often shows up as spasms around the mouth,

Many adults don't get vaccines  -  Apr 21, 2007
Deseret News,So adults become ill with tetanus, meningitis, pertussis, shingles, human papillomavirus or hepatitis B, for example, although there are vaccines to prevent

Joe Dobbs, Fargo, letter: Maybe litterbugs shorten their lives  -  Apr 22, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),Upon completion of a shower and review of my last tetanus shot, I present to you the 2007 Top Three in Roadside Debris:. 3) Fast-food containers.

New Study Confirms Role for Pertussis Immunization of Entire ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
HispanicBusiness.com (press release),The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC now recommends that adults and adolescents be given a tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis

Medical research should not be banned  -  Apr 19, 2007
Meadville Tribune,Tetanus shots are just a part of life now. A hundred years ago we didn't have them or antibiotics or blood transfusions or organ transplants.

Free jabs offered to poor  -  Apr 19, 2007
Kathimerini,Meanwhile, only 2 percent of Roma have received their full tetanus and diphtheria jabs and just 25 percent of Roma children are registered with the Social

Schools require students to meet health standards  -  Apr 18, 2007
Rockford Register Star,School codes require all students to be immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, rubeola, rubella, mumps and hepatitis B.

Cabarrus Health This Week  -  Apr 15, 2007
Charlotte Observer,For adults, tetanus/diphtheria booster shots available; routine tetanus boosters recommended every 10 years but can be given at age 5 or older if there is a

Science snippets  -  Apr 9, 2007
Fortnightly Tenerife News,Stepping on a rusty nail causes tetanus: this is in fact a half truth - tetanus can be transmitted via puncture wounds such as those received by stepping on

Treating horse's wounds  -  Apr 16, 2007
Rutland Herald,And remember, if your horse does not have a current tetanus vaccine (within the year), contact your veterinarian to get a booster shot to avoid the risk of

'Imagine Main Street without poles and wires'  -  Apr 18, 2007
Concord Monitor,Every time we pass, my son asks why they haven’t torn it down yet.� • “How about the Concord Industrial park on South Main Street? I need a tetanus shot

More shots for school-age children  -  Apr 3, 2007
Montrose Daily Press,These three additional vaccine requirements are for pneumococcal disease, a second dose for chicken pox and tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap) — which is

What will it cost to attain the health MDGs?  -  Apr 11, 2007
World Health Organization,For example, the use of insecticide treated nets would reduce the need for treatment of fevers over time, and increased use of maternal tetanus toxoid

UNICEF, Muslim rebels to immunize 30000 Filipino children in ...  -  Apr 15, 2007
International Herald Tribune,...nutrient supplements, counseling and other medicine to families. About 16500 pregnant mothers also will receive a vaccination against tetanus, he said.

Tragedy after stepping on nail  -  Mar 28, 2007
ic Newcastle.co.uk,..."All I could see was a little dot, and I said `get yourself to the doctor's and get a tetanus'. But he just wasn't one for the doctor's and he wouldn't go.

The importance of immunizations  -  Apr 25, 2007
thenorthernview.ca,After all, parents today no longer hear about friends’ or relatives’ children becoming paralyzed by polio or dying of diptheria or tetanus.

Teenagers' manhood myths 'keep the doctor away'  -  Apr 10, 2007
Gulf Daily News,...and preventive healthcare - including immunisations for conditions like tetanus and hepatitis B, and screening tests for sexually transmitted diseases.

All partners deserve health insurance  -  Mar 31, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),I didn't want to be here but my partner, upon learning that my last tetanus shot was obtained during a high school physical, gave me that look.

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