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Flu shot? The facts
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Jennifer Lopez makes a strong statement/ community service announcement about the importance of the maternal pertussis vaccination that she had to protect her baby. Well done JLo, we love you!Upload: www.onlinejlofan.com More info: www.soundsofpertussis.com
Could you imagine a world without cervical cancer? Would you like to live somewhere you could prevent (some kinds of) anal or penile cancer, or genital warts?
We are getting closer. This is becoming a reality.
“Science” was developed as a systematic way of studying things.
It’s a way of study that strives to remove the natural tendency we all have to see patterns in things, or to be biased by history or experience or desire for a certain result.
That’s why ‘anecdotes’, the personal story, as powerful and emotive as they might be, do not necessarily speak the truth as to what is happening. Anecdote can say nothing of causes, but only of coincidence, because anecdotes are all about patterns seen and the bias they are seen with.
So when an article says “three teams did independent work but got very similar results” this means, scientifically, the weight of evidence is strong. Because there is even less chance for inadvertent bias to creep in, or for data to be skewed by random outlying results.
www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/31/mass-cervical-cancer-vaccine-rollout-could-save-62-millio...
Mass cervical cancer vaccine rollout could save 62 million lives in next 100 years
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Studies project rapidly deploying HPV vaccine in 78 of the world’s poorest countries could help pr...There’s a lot of stories about Coronavirus right now.
What about influenza? A virus way more common, and also deadly. And one that can be preventable by vaccination.
Influenza has already sickened at least 13 million Americans this winter and killed 6,600 people.
Coronavirus terrifies us, but another virus has already killed 6,000 in US
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Influenza rarely gets the sort of attention that coronavirus has, even though flu has already sicken...Coronavirus: “...according to the experts, if you contract the new coronavirus, you can feel anything from being "very, very, ill" to just "mildly unwell".”
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Experts said getting an accurate diagnosis for coronavirus was crucial. As the number of confirmed c...Measles alert, Gold Coast.⚠️ MEASLES ALERT ⚠️
The Gold Coast Public Health Unit has been notified of another case of measles on the Gold Coast.
This person arrived at Gold Coast Airport on Saturday, 28 December 2019, at 7.35am from Sydney on flight JQ402 and was diagnosed after arrival.
This person also attended a movie theatre at Coomera Westfield on Monday, 30 December 2019, for a 7.30pm viewing.
People at the airport around the flight time of arrival, and people who attended Coomera Westfield movie theatre around the time of this screening, as well as the public in general, need to be alert for symptoms of measles over the next three weeks.
The initial signs and symptoms of measles include fever, lethargy, runny nose, moist cough and sore red eyes.
This is followed a few days later by a blotchy, red rash which often starts on the face and then becomes widespread over the body.
If you have any of the measles signs or symptoms contact your GP and remember it is very important to call the medical practice first if you think you might have measles, so that staff can take precautions to avoid spreading it to others.
You are generally considered to be immune to measles if:
You were born before 1966; or
You have had two documented doses of a measles containing vaccine (such as MMR); or
You have measles immunity proven on blood testing; or
You have had laboratory-confirmed measles disease.
Anyone who does not meet the above criteria would benefit by contacting a GP regarding immunisation. Vaccination now will not prevent infection from this particular exposure, but it will help protect you in the future. The measles vaccine is provided free for any person born during or since 1966.
More information on the measles virus is available at visit the Queensland Health website or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84).