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Month: August 2014

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Ebola Update: DR Congo Confirms New Outbreak

August 26, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

The fight against the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa has become an increasingly uphill battle as foreign aid workers are pulled out, and a separate

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Ebola Update: DR Congo Confirms New Outbreak

August 26, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

The fight against the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa has become an increasingly uphill battle as foreign aid workers are pulled out, and a separate

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Just the Vax, Please: Is everyone skipping vaccines?

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. To celebrate, we are going to tackle a myth about vaccination every Monday throughout the month. View previous posts

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Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine.  The use of these terms has

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Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine.  The use of these terms has

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Just the Vax, Please: Another vaccine myth busted — this time on safety testing.

August 18, 2014January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. To celebrate, we are going to tackle a myth about vaccination every Monday throughout the month. View previous posts

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Just the Vax, Please: Busting the “Too Many, Too Soon” Myth

August 11, 2014January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. To celebrate, we are going to tackle a myth about vaccination every Monday throughout the month. See previous posts

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Ebola 2014: A Rapid Threat Assessment

August 5, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Since it was identified in 1976 during simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola has concerned the public due to both

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Just the Vax, Please: Have you heard these “toxic” vaccine myths?

August 4, 2014January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. To celebrate, we are going to tackle a myth about vaccination every Monday throughout the month. Do you know

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