| Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Immunization |
| Blog of the Week |
| VACCINATION: YOUR BEST SHOT |
| The idea of Vaccination Week in the Americas ignited 12 years ago and is now a global initiative: World Immunization Week! Since 2003, more than 465 million people in the Americas have been vaccinated under the framework that emerged from the original idea of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA), which takes place the last week in April every year…read blog |
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| Infographic of the Week |
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| Video of the Week |
| MORE LIVES TO SAVE: ACHIEVING IMMUNIZATION FOR ALL(from UNICEF) |
| Immunization is saving more children than ever before. Working alongside partners, UNICEF buys vaccines reaching one third of all the world's children, but too many are still unprotected. Together, if we immunize all children with existing vaccines, we can save more than 20 million lives by the year 2020…watch video |
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| Story of the Week |
| THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: INNOVATIONS IN PREVENTING HEPATITIS B AT BIRTH |
| Babies born into this world deserve a shot at being healthy. One of the best ways to give babies a good, healthy start is to get them the vaccines they need, when they need them. Although this may seem straightforward, in some parts of the world it can be a real challenge. But challenges are meant to be overcome and this is why CDC and partners are working with the Lao People's Democratic Republic to get more newborn babies vaccinated against hepatitis B…read story |
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| In the News |
CDC Reports Measles Outbreaks in New York
CBS 6 Albany, New York, April 28, 2014
Tsetse fly’s genetic code sequenced
The Columbus Dispatch, April 25, 2014
Haiti searches for clean water solutions
CNN, April 23, 2014
A Remarkable Achievement: 80 Percent of the World Now Polio-Free
Huffington Post, April 21, 2014 |
| On the Calendar |
April 24-30: World Immunization Week
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 15: International Day of Families
May 17: World Hypertension Day |
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