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Vaccinations
A vaccine is the preparation of dead microorganisms, living weakened microorganisms or inactivated toxins. Its administration induces the development of immunity and protection against a pathogen or toxin and is called a vaccination.
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Does insurance pay for travel vaccinations?
Yes some Travel Insurance Plans will pay for the coverage, if your company has a International Travel Insurance Program along with your regular Medical Insurance.
Is it normal for any vaccination to be sore and bruised for two weeks?
When you have a vaccination it is bruised or has a mark for abouts a day or maybe 2 , im not an expert , but check it out , my last one was for cervical cancer and mine lasted a day .
They should have given you a piece of paper with all the symptons on it , and reactions , whether they are rare or not .
Where do you inject the DA2PP vaccine?
This is a subcutaneous vaccine, so your vet will inject it below the skin. Some vets use the extra skin over the shoulder blades while others will place it further down a limb. If the vaccine is injected into a muscle, it can cause severe problems, including muscle damage and necrosis.
What are the trends of illnesses resulting in the nn-use of the mmr vaccine?
There are no major illness trends related to MMR.
No, not if it is the same exact vaccine, there are no benefits to receiving the same shot twice when you are an adult (children need to get flu vaccines in a series of two vaccinations if they are under 10).
Talk to your employer, in situations like this, some employers will give the free flu shot to a spouse or other family member if you ask, or if they can't give it to your household member free, sometimes they will offer it for a discount. This is especially true if they anticipate having left over vaccine after all employees who want the shot have taken theirs.
Is a child who has gotten a live virus vaccine contagious to an non vaccinated child?
According to the CDC advisory panel on flu vaccines, there is no risk of spread of the live (but weakened) virus to another person (as the non-vaccinated child in your question) in close contact after a nasal spray of attenuated flu vaccine has been given, unless the non-vaccinated child is immuno-compromised for some reason, such as by taking immuno-suppression drugs like those for organ transplant patients, having HIV/AIDS, or receiving chemotherapy, etc. In the latter situation, it is better to not have the two in close proximity.
What happens to people when they have had a bad reaction after receiving the Swine Flu vaccine?
It depends on the type and extent of the reaction. If it is a severe allergic reaction, it can result in deaths, just like in patients with severe allergic reactions to peanuts, shellfish and other severe life-threatening allergies. Usually this occurs due to the individual's specific allergen that may be a part of the vaccine, such as the egg protein in the medium/carrier of the vaccine in the swine flu vaccination.
There is a US Government and World Health Organization monitoring system for bad reactions to vaccines. If your problem is determined to be due to the vaccine, then the health professionals involved in your care will report that reaction to the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) or other monitoring entity.
Nope! Just like a normal needle! No bigger, no "fancy" feelings or anything. Just relax, wiggle your fingers and toes, and remember to move your arm after you get the vaccination. Your nurse will probably tell you that, but just relax
What does attenuated virus vaccine consist of?
attenuated virus consist of same virus but its capacity to cause disease has deleted by the process of attenuation.
Does the flu vaccine make you sore?
Some people have more of a localized soreness where the shot is given than others. Some have little to no effect, and others may have some reddness, warmth, discomfort, and tenderness at the injection site for a day or two. It can also cause some muscle soreness in the arm that was injected, but that will go away fairly quickly with use of the arm. For that reason, many people choose to get the shot in their dominate arm, so that it will be harder to avoid use and help you to work off the soreness quicker.
How does a vaccination work differently than taking antibodies?
Taking a vaccination - you are enabling your body to produce antibodies.
Taking antibodies - you get antibodies, but they eventually disappear from your blood stream, and without them being replenished by your own cells, you lose the protection.
What is the disease that requires an annual vaccination?
The influenza virus mutates so rapidly that a new "crop" requires a yearly vaccination. Each year you are getting vaccinated for a new virus.
A vaccine is used in medicine to enhance or induce immunity to a particular disease. It usually contains an agent that resembles the disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe or its toxins. The body's immune system recognizes the vaccine as foreign, and destroys it. It also preserves a memory of it so that, if it encounters it again, it can easily recognize and destroy it in later encounters.
Vaccines have been used to eradicate smallpox completely, have greatly diminished the occurrence of many other diseases, and have reduced the death and disfigurement they used to cause. Polio (and the paralysis that it causes ) is now almost a thing of the past, and congenital deformities due to rubella (German measles) is now quite rare.
Some vaccines are given after exposure to disease; rabies vaccine is an example of this. Rabies infection was once 100% lethal; it still is if the vaccine is not given in time.
There are several types of vaccines, and they are generally made from dead or inactivated organisms (bacteria or viruses), or from their chemical constituents.
KILLED: Some vaccines contain microorganisms that have been destroyed with chemicals or heat. Examples include Hepatitis A, influenza, cholera, bubonic plague, polio (Salk injectable vaccine) and rabies.
ATTENUATED: Other vaccines contain microorganisms that have been weakened and are no longer virulent, or use very similar but non-disease causing organisms. Most of these are viruses. These vaccines generally produce the strongest and longest-lasting immunity, and are preferred in healthy adults. Examples include yellow fever, measles, rubella, mumps, influenza, tuberculosis (BCG), typhoid and polio (Sabin oral).
TOXOID: Some vaccines target the toxic compounds (toxoids) produced by microorganisms which cause illness rather than the micro-organism itself. Examples include tetanus and diphtheria.
SUBUNIT: Other vaccines use a fragment of a micro-organism to induce an immune response rather than using the entire micro-organism. These are usually proteins from the capsule of a virus. Examples include hepatitis B, HPV (human papilloma virus which causes cervical cancer) and influenza vaccines are also available in this form of vaccine.
CONJUGATE: A newer type of vaccine in which the immune system is taught to recognize the polysaccharide outer coats of some bacteria. An example is Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib). This organism is a bacterium, not a virus, despite its name.
ADJUVANTED: Adjuvanted vaccines for some microbes are available in the US. The US has, however chosen not to use adjuvants in flu vaccinations. But adjuvanted flu vaccines have been safely and successfully used in some European countries for years. These have an additive that enhances the effectiveness of the vaccine, allows for smaller doses since less is needed per dose to get the same immune response, and that saves money per dose as well as allows faster production of enough to go around. In times of a need for rapid development of a vaccine, this helps reduce the dose of each vaccination making a little go a long way. The adjuvant substance is often squalene, made from shark liver oil. There is no proven adverse effect of use of adjuvants, although it is a concern (appropriate or not) of many people.
OTHER: Some vaccines have a trace amount of a preservative called thimerosal. This is necessary for multi-dose vials to prevent growth of unwanted organisms. Single dose vials and syringes usually don't need this preservative (in flu vaccines). People have concern about thimerosal because they have heard it contains mercury. There is a trace amount of mercury in the thimerosal, although this has been used without adverse effects. The amount of mercury in a dose of vaccines with thimerosal preservative is equivalent to a meal of fish. The risk of having a problem with thimerosal is much lower than the risk of using a vaccine without a preservative.
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Should employers pay for flu or H1N1 09 Vaccines for health care workers?
Yes if there are costs, the employer should pay for the protection of the employee from getting sick when working with contagious patients, as well as for the protection of patients who are vulnerable during illnesses who need this protection while they are in the care of health care workers and in health care facilities.
The H1N1/09 vaccine is provided by the US government (and many other world governments) at no expense to the patient; there would also be no costs for an employer of health care workers unless they do not employ people capable of administering the vaccine at the work location (unlikely). If that were the case, then they may need to send their employees to a public location for the vaccination rather than provide it at the work place, or they may have to pay for someone to come to the workplace to administer the vaccine.
For seasonal flu vaccines, healthcare providers in the US are encouraged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to see that all their employees are protected. In addition, in accredited health care facilities, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requires that, to be accredited, the organizations in the healthcare industry must initiate annual influenza programs, offer vaccinations at the work site, and promote healthcare worker participation for the protection of the patients in their care. Therefore, employers really have no choice other than to pay for these for their workers as a cost of doing business. And if workers refuse these vaccinations without medical reasons for doing so, they can be reassigned to non-patient care areas, or may be terminated for not adhering to terms of the employment, this may vary from state to state.
Some states also have enacted laws requiring that health care workers in their states must get vaccinated for H1N1/09 to continue employment as a health care worker.
How do vaccinations work Why should children and adults be given vaccination?
Vaccinations work by strengthening one's immune system. Professional doctors, with a certificate, insert some of the virus or bacteria so your immune system can get immune to fight it off. Children, in my opinion, must get a vaccination so they don't die really young. Elders and adults, that is up to them.
Vaccines and diluents should not be used after the expiration date. The primary concern is sterility, rather than breakdown.
Are there egg whites in the H1N1 vaccine?
There can be extremely minute traces of chicken protein in vaccines that are made by growing the organisms in eggs. These amounts are so small they are considered negligible except for those with extreme allergy to chicken/eggs. There are also new guidelines for giving vaccines to those with egg allergies safely. See the related questions for more information.
Why does chickenpox vaccine usually not cause you to become ill with chickenpox?
Your body has the ability to tackle most diseases. If you are given a small amount of a germ, your body can fight it and will teach itself how to protect itself if you are hit a by a full-blown attack.
When you get a vaccination they put in a dead or weakened pathogen (a bad germ that makes you sick) in your blood stream. This vaccination tricks your immune system (the system that fights off germs) into thinking that you are sick. So it sends out antibodies (the things that fight off germs), and once they're made they stay in there forever therefore keeping you from getting sick.
Where do they put the papilloma shot?
The HPV vaccine is given as an injection into the muscle of the upper arm. The vaccination consists
of two doses and both injections are needed to ensure your daughter is fully protected against the virus. HPV can and does cause cancers,
How much does inactive polio vaccine cost in India?
in Bangalore it costed 800 rupees for one dosage and we nee to give three dosage with a months frequency
Why has vaccination been successful against some diseases and not others?
Vaccines work by making your body create antibodies that fight off a specific pathogen (e.g., virus or bacteria). There are more vaccines for viruses today, but there are some for bacterial infections, too. The "Pneumonia Vaccine" is a vaccine against the bacteria Pneumococcus that is the one that most often causes pneumonia in the US.
Each viral vaccine is made to work for a specific virus or viruses, so viral strains that change form (mutate) frequently (like the common cold!) don't yet have a vaccine - or not one that lasts. Influenza viruses change, but more slowly than cold viruses, so we have a new flu vaccine every year. Typically the immunologists who study the flu look at what flu viruses are active in the Eastern parts of the world, like China where many types of flu originate and also look at the Southern Hemisphere during our summer and determine which strains are most likely to be here in the Northern Hemisphere by the time the flu season starts with colder weather in October. They pick the three most likely strains and usually one strain from each type of flu (A, B, and C) and begin production of that mix of virus antigens so they will be ready with the vaccine by fall. Some years they are better than others at predicting which strains will be in our outbreaks, but a good percentage of people are saved from illness or death each year using the seasonal flu vaccinations.
GO SEE A DOCTOR!!!! my mom is a former zoologist and she said no matter what happens if you get bit by an animal get it checked because dogs have bacteria in there mouth that can infect you even if you have a super small cut
