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Owen Brewer commented on Live and Inactive Vaccines in FA16 Immunization Module…
New vaccines have recently begun to gain prominence in research known as DNA vaccines. These allow for DNA which produces viral proteins to be injected into a patient where they become included in the cells DNA to become transcribed and translated...More
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Owen Brewer posted an update in FA16 Immunization Module…
Life can get in the way of immunizations
Immunizations can be life-saving but physicians often find themselves struggling with patients who fall behind on their schedules. Most often this is due to parents who do not understand the importance of these immunizations and prioritize other thi...More
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Crystal Booker posted an update in FA16 Immunization Module…
Timing/spacing of vaccinations in infants
Timing is everything. We all know that breast milk offers infant protection against many diseases. Unfortunately, the antibodies passed on from mother to child decline after about a year. This is the main basis for the importance of vaccinations and...More
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Owen Brewer has one new peer:
- Aaron Heaps
Added on September 26, 2016
I was unaware of how critical it is to maintain the proper temperature of vaccines. With mass production and shipping all over the world, it seems like a daunting task to maintain set temperatures from the time the vaccines leave the lab. I hope...More