When should adults get immunized in adulthood
A Cedar Rapids physician and ACIP guidelines urge adult immunization. Immunizations are increasingly for grown ups due to high child vaccination. boosters for tetanus and diphtheria every 10 years. vaccines for mumps, measles, rubella, influenza, and certain pneumonia strains discussed. Teachers and others in contact with children advised to vaccinate. herd immunity noted. Measles, mumps, rubella risks differ by age. rubella vaccination cautions for women of childbearing age. pregnancy should be avoided for three months post vaccination. Smallpox vaccination dropped for infants due to WHO. measles boosters may be needed for those vaccinated early or never diagnosed.
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Cedar Rapids
Percy Harris
Advisory Committee On
ACIP
National
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
World Health Organization
Thomas
Harris
Health Roundup Pre-Operation Parties At St Luke's
Pre operation parties for children scheduled for surgery at St Luke's Hospital are set for July 22 August 5 and August 19. Pre register by calling pediatrics at 369-7247. Parties begin at 7 p.m. in the Schwartz Center. Asthma classes for parents with asthmatic children occur twice monthly at St Luke's Hospital. A class is planned for Tuesday July 28 at 7 p.m. To register or obtain more information call 369-7527.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Pediatrics Department
Schwartz Center
St. Luke’s
Feel Better booklet from Blue Cross promotes mild activities
A new booklet titled Feel Better by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations offers a program of less strenuous activities taking no more than 15 minutes daily. It targets people who avoid running and jogging and is available from the Communications Department of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa in Des Moines Iowa.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Communications Department of
Blue Shield of
Iowa
Grand Ave
Des Moines
First paper ballots cast in Salem 1629 allegedly
Did You Know recount notes that the first paper ballots in the New World were probably cast at Salem Massachusetts in 1629. This claim links early colonial voting practices to the birth of printed balloting in America.
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New World
Salem
Mass
Legionnaires disease no longer a medical mystery
Iowa officials say Legionnaires disease is understood. Six confirmed Iowa cases this year include two in Linn County, with a retrospective study estimating 87 Iowa hospitalizations and 29 deaths from 1970 to 1980. Experts caution about epidemic risk but note most cases recover with two to three weeks of antibiotics.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Laverne Wintermeyer
Wintermeyer
Iowa
University of Iowa
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Helms
Philadelphia
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