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Pneumococcal Vaccination in Young Children Lowers Healthcare Utilization
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Among children less than 2 years old, rates of hospitalization and ambulatory care visits for treatment of pneumonia have been cut in half since the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was added to the routine childhood immunization schedule in 2000. Reuters Health Information
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Most Asthmatics in US Not Vaccinated Against Influenza
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Despite being at increased risk for influenza-related complications, roughly two thirds of asthmatics in the US are not vaccinated against influenza each year, according to an analysis of data from the 2005-2006 flu season. Reuters Health Information
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