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District reports 1 in 6 students opted out of vaccines Play Video
April 30, 2013 7:46 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - Immunization records shows one in six students in Academy District 20 opted out of at least one of their scheduled vaccines this school year. The district's exemption rate increased from 11 percent, or roughly one in nine students, the previous year. While official immunization rates are... more » -
State confirms first cases of the flu
October 15, 2010 10:34 PM
It's time to really consider getting the flu shot--the state of Colorado has just confirmed the first three cases of the flu in our state. This year, the CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get a seasonal flu vaccine. The flu typically peaks in late fall and... more » -
Sweet trick to help babies getting shots
May 13, 2010 1:09 PM
Mary Poppins was right--a spoonful of sugar does help the medicine go down. A new study has found that giving babies a small amount of glucose or sucrose before a shot helps calm them more quickly afterward. They cried less often and for a shorter period of time. ... more » -
More immunizations available at Citadel Mall
April 5, 2010 5:37 PM
It's official--Southern Colorado residents like the convenience of getting immunizations at the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs. The H1N1 swine flu vaccine has been available since last year. Beginning Friday, April 16, three vaccinations will be available at The Citadel. The new immunizations are pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster... more » -
The Citadel Mall to house ongoing H1N1 vaccine clinics
December 10, 2009 4:08 PM
The El Paso County Health Department is making it easier to get an H1N1 swine flu vaccination. It's sponsoring free clinics at The Citadel Mall, starting Monday. The clinics are a partnership between the Visiting Nurse Association and the Health Department. The location is in a vacant storefront on... more » -
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
November 18, 2009 1:53 PM
Vaccines, once relegated to back burner status at pharmaceutical companies, are starting to become big business for ailing drugmakers. New vaccines could be coming online within the next five years for a whole raft of diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, pandemic flu and others. Advances in technology and... more » -
NIH official vouches for safety of flu vaccine
November 3, 2009 11:47 AM
A leading government health figure says tests on millions of people who have received the H1N1 flu vaccine show that it's safe and effective. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health said Tuesday that people should not worry about the safety of the vaccine. He pointed to a... more » -
Swine flu deaths in Colorado: 25
October 28, 2009 2:50 PM
The number of H1N1 Swine Flu deaths has grown to 25 in Colorado, seven of them children. More than 1300 people have been hospitalized with swine flu. While there's encouraging news coming from the Colorado Department of Helath--the state agency reports that cases of H1N1 Swine Flu in the... more » -
Many swine flu deaths linked to pneumonia
September 30, 2009 5:10 PM
Many people who've died from swine flu also have been infected with pneumonia bacteria, underscoring the need for vaccination against that bug, too, federal health officials said Wednesday. Of 77 people who died from complications of the H1N1 strain between May 1 and Aug. 20, 22, or nearly 30... more »
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