No current treatment can cure viral hemorrhagic fevers, and immunizations exist for only a few types.
The obvious targets were world agencies who bought immunizations in bulk to reduce child mortality in developing countries.
Right now, for example, 59 million adults and 11 million children depend on private health insurance that doesn't adequately cover immunizations.
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Other common failings in the self-management of health care include neglecting to get regular mammograms and colonoscopies and to keep up with adult immunizations.
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That means free check-ups, free mammograms, immunizations and other basic services.
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Within the crowded compounds of various shelters, health officials are working to make sure children's immunizations of measles and rubella are up to date, she said.
Clinton also planned to praise the American Academy of Pediatrics for alerting its 55, 000 members to issue reminders to WIC patients about the need for immunizations.
Immunization guidelines call for children to receive 10 immunizations in about three dozen shots by the time they turn 6 years old, and more in their teenage years.
"Part of the challenge is that many families have no direct experience with the infections that we prevent by immunizations, " says Tom Rand, a pediatrician in Boise, Idaho.
As of last fall, every American who buys a new plan can access preventive care like mammograms, immunizations, and prenatal care to get and stay healthy for free.
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On Tuesday several NHS clinics and schools indefinitely postponed immunizations.
He fixed cleft palates, treated skin rashes, gave routine immunizations.
Last March, I visited the Germana Gale Health Post in the Dalocha region of Ethiopia, where I saw charts of immunizations, malaria cases and other data plastered to its walls.
Pamela Felice, who lives in an Atlanta suburb, had difficulty finding a pediatrician for her two children though they have waivers from a previous pediatrician exempting them from school requirements for immunizations.
If the government wanted to regulate, they could demand an annual report on each patient they support, giving the actual utilization, health care outcomes and proof of appropriate management of common illnesses, immunizations and cancer screening.
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If we didn't allow Pistorius to compete for the highest stakes in the world's premier competitions, we shouldn't allow all the so-called normal athletes to compete who survived childhood thanks to immunizations and emergent appendectomies either.
Employers who want to make sure their employees are leading healthy, productive lives both in and out of the office have long encouraged annual physicals in addition to full participation in company wellness programs and regular immunizations.
Under the Affordable Care Act, new insurance plans are required to provide preventive care without cost-sharing, which will remove financial barriers for many Americans to preventive services such as mammograms, colonoscopies and immunizations, help prevent disease and reduce costs.
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The president planned to announce that he is calling on the WIC program to check the immunization status of every child receiving services and assistance, and to refer children who are behind on their immunizations to a local doctor or public clinic.
Healthcare quality organizations, like the National Committee for Quality Assurance suggest that millions of people in the United States do not receive the basic recommendations for preventive health services such as immunizations, pap smears, mammograms, colorectal cancer screenings and the like.
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