Elizabethton Star
June 16, 2004
Staff Reports
Mass vaccination clinics are being held in Unicoi County for children age 2 through middle school (eighth grade) against Hepatitis A. Vaccinations are being given to help contain a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A that the Department of Health is currently investigating. A total of 11 confirmed cases have been reported since June 8.
“Periodically, outbreaks of Hepatitis A occur throughout communities; it’s not unusual,” said Beth Rader, spokeswoman for Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Office “Most cases come through from a food handler.”
The vaccination clinics will be held at the Unicoi County Middle School beginning Wednesday, June 16, through Friday, June 18, for students attending Unicoi County Middle School and Temple Hill Elementary School.Continue Reading Hepatitis A hits Unicoi County
June 2004
Vaccinations are key to protect children’s health
By hepatitislawyer on
Posted in Hepatitis A Watch
June 10, 2004
GABE SEMENZA
Victoria Advocate
The Texas Department of Health is reminding parents to have their children immunized, a health-conscience measure that needs to be taken on time and quite frequently in Victoria, local doctors said.
Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Texas commissioner of health, said children should receive 80 percent of their childhood vaccinations by age 2, which experts say is an important step in protecting the health of little ones.
“When children are not vaccinated, they are susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases,” Sanchez said in a written statement. “Vaccines are health protecting. They are safe and they are effective. But we must continue to remind people that controlling vaccine-preventable diseases is an on-going process.”Continue Reading Vaccinations are key to protect children’s health