Influenza Vaccines Summary This paper explores published works related to patients who received the flu vaccine who were sixty-five years and older. The evaluated articles examine the effectiveness the flu vaccine had on the patient population of sixty-five years and older in relation to avoiding the flu and pneumonia diseases and hospitalizations, in this group of patients. It has been conceded for years that senior adults age sixty-five and older are at greater risk from an influenza illness and
A vaccine is an antibiotic that allows your immune system to grow stronger and “immune” by producing excess antibodies specifically for that disease allowing your body to fight against the disease better. Vaccines are created through taking the disease and putting it through a series of processes where the virus is weakened to a certain state that it does minimal damage to your body when injected. This process is put into 5 steps by originally creating the antigen, next they release the antigen and
immunizations has been studies for years. Edward Jenner, the producer of the first vaccination, reduced the frequency of diseases through immunization (Mhaske 209). HPV and MMR vaccines elongate lives by immunizing them from harmful infections. Studies are being conducted to test the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine. The first HPV vaccine came out in June of 2006, but it was not released until 2007 (Vetter, Geller 1258) (Fonteneau 2). HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus; it is a sexually transmitted disease
until the age of 26. The next set of recommended vaccines for adults are from the age of 60 and older. The elderly are exposed to many diseases due to weakened immune systems. According to the CDC 1 million adults are exposed to shingles and about 60 percent are hospitalized due to the influenza virus (CDC, 2016). They recommend getting the Flu vaccine, Varicella and Zoster vaccine to protect against the two previously mentioned. Another vaccine that is important is the Td or Tdap which protects
Adult Immunizations and Vaccines Older adults aged 65 and older are at an increased risk of acquiring diseases. Herpes zoster (shingles) and pneumonia are very common among the illnesses that older adults can develop. Research exists which validates the fact that vaccinations against pneumonia and shingles lessen the impact and the occurrence of these diseases. Due to the fact that many individuals in this age group are inflexible, it can be difficult to help them understand the
Mandatory Vaccines Jessica Lizon HAHS 1000-012 Whether vaccines should or should not be mandatory for infants/toddlers/adolescents is widely disputed nationwide, as well as worldwide. This is a topic that affects everyone and their overall health and well-being. "Immunizations are the safest, longest-lasting and most effective way to prevent communicable diseases," says Dr. Ian Gemmill, past chair of the Canadian Coalition of Immunization Awareness and Promotion. (Walkinshaw 2011) There are 12
Vaccines are crucial when it comes to the health and the well being of individuals by protecting against specific diseases, and by preventing the spreading around the community. There have been many cases where disease has infected millions of people sometimes even leading to devastating effects. A good example of a devastating disease would be the Spanish flu which claimed the lives of 50,000 Canadians between the years 1918-1920. Since routine vaccinations have become available, diseases that
Introduction A few months ago thousands of people went on vacation to Disneyland to enjoy time with their families, but also unexpectedly faced potential exposure to measles. A disease that due to an effective vaccination program launched in the US in the early 1960’s was thought to be eradicated (Orenstein, 2004). This amusement park was a perfect medium for the airborne virus to find new hosts and with the increased number of unvaccinated children this provided the perfect circumstances
Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality in all over the world. The infection caused by M. tuberculosis is commonly known as tuberculosis or TB. According to a CDC report, in 2012, approximately nine million patients were infected globally with TB and the fatality was around 1.3 million1. It is estimated that nearly one third of the global population is infected with TB. M. tuberculosis was first described by Robert Koch in the year 1882 as the “tubercle
children should have mandatory vaccines. Currently children are not mandated to receive all vaccines, however since schools require that children have certain vaccines are necessary to enroll children in school. Shots like the flu vaccine are not required for enrollment, but they are recommended. There are many types of vaccinations that children can receive those are attenuated (weakened), killed (inactivated), Toxoid vaccines, Conjugate vaccines. Attenuated vaccines are live but weakened viruses