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		<title>Medical Community Response to Irresponsible Media</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/05/18/medical-community-response-to-irresponsible-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s encouraging to see what can be accomplished when we insist on accurate vaccination messages.    Earlier this week, a concerned parent who frequently comments on our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page, alerted us to an article on The Discovery Channel&#8217;s TLC site entitled &#8220;5 Things to Consider When Deciding to Vaccinate Your Child&#8221;.  Unfortunately, the article contained numerous inaccuracies and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=3129&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Concerned Parents Call Out Irresponsible Media</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/05/16/concerned-parents-call-out-irresponsible-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shotofprevention.com/?p=3120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Modern culture is often reflected in everything from the skewed view of popular reality shows and viral YouTube videos, to the personal discussions friends have on Facebook and in online chat rooms.  Since we are bombarded by such a wide variety of media, today&#8217;s parents must constantly navigate the popular messages and decipher between that which serves to entertain, versus that which is intended as news and information.  The challenge is that this is becoming increasingly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=3120&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost of Containing An Epidemic</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/05/04/the-cost-of-containing-an-epidemic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already know that there is a pertussis epidemic in Washington State. But here&#8217;s the update today. The Governor is tapping into an emergency fund to help contain the epidemic and encourage residents to get vaccinated. Perhaps this is a prime example of how it can be more costly to address an epidemic of a vaccine preventable disease [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=3094&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chickenpox Outbreak in Florida Exposes Importance of Varicella Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/04/12/chickenpox-outbreak-in-florida-exposes-importance-of-varicella-vaccine/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/04/12/chickenpox-outbreak-in-florida-exposes-importance-of-varicella-vaccine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to recent reports in The Gainesville Sun, there is a chickenpox outbreak in Florida that has recently spread to five different schools.  Currently, the outbreak involves 65 cases in which 26 children were infected from the Bhaktivedanta Academy, 25 children from the Alachua Learning Center, one child in a public school and 13 others &#8212; four adults, eight children and one infant. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=3009&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>California Immunization Coalition Co-Sponsors Important Bill to Prevent Disease</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/04/09/california-immunization-coalition-co-sponsors-important-bill-to-prevent-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/04/09/california-immunization-coalition-co-sponsors-important-bill-to-prevent-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The California Immunization Coalition (CIC) is proud to be a co-sponsor of AB 2109 (Pan) Vaccine Preventable Diseases along with the American Academy of Pediatrics &#8211; CA District, the California Medical Association, and the Health Officers Association of California which has the goal of improving vaccination rates and reducing the use of the personal belief [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=2995&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whose &#8220;Rights&#8221; Shall Prevail in Vermont?</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/04/06/whose-rights-shall-prevail-in-vermont/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/04/06/whose-rights-shall-prevail-in-vermont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Pisani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I made the nine-hour round trip trek up to beautiful Montpelier, Vermont to testify in front of the House Committee on Healthcare.  As I made my way over the lovely mountain towns and stunning valleys en route to the hearing, I was certain that my testimony could help sway the committee to vote in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=2988&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccine Supporters, Get Out Your Megaphones</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/03/29/vaccine-supporters-get-out-your-megaphones/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/03/29/vaccine-supporters-get-out-your-megaphones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Dr. David Katz, the founding director of Yale University&#8217;s Prevention Research Center, wrote an article for the Huffington Post.  He explained his concern about the future of public health, stating that if we continue a trend towards rising rates of preventable diseases, coupled with declining rates of vaccination, that we may be taking a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=2953&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Addressing VT Philosophical Exemptions is Halfway There</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/03/16/bill-addressing-vt-philosophical-exemptions-is-halfway-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We covered this before and will no doubt cover it again. The use of philosophical vaccine exemptions available in many states allow children to attend public schools without the state mandated vaccinations.  In some states, such as Vermont, there is concern about the growing use of these exemptions and how an increased number of unvaccinated children may threaten the health of other students.  There are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=2920&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Does Your State Stand on School Immunization Exemptions?</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/02/22/where-does-your-state-stand-on-school-immunization-exemptions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Vara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[States all across the country are becoming battle grounds for vaccine exemption laws.  As some grow concerned about the ease in which people can obtain immunization exemptions, they are calling for the tightening of philosophical exemptions that currently allow unvaccinated children to attend public school.  In the past few weeks, we’ve seen vaccine related legislation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=2846&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Vermont&#8217;s School Children from Vaccine Preventable Diseases</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2012/02/17/protect-vermonts-school-children-from-vaccine-preventable-diseases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Pisani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calling All Vermont Families!! &#8211; A bill has been introduced in your Legislature that will remove the clause that allows parents to casually check off &#8220;philosophical exemptions&#8221; as a reason for waiving school vaccination requirements for children in public schools. If you are from the state of Vermont, we urge you to write to your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&#038;blog=9635503&#038;post=2749&#038;subd=shotofprevention&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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