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Home - OMRF News - Archives for vaccines

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Bodywork: Vaccinations and Guillan-Barré syndrome

February 18, 2020

 Is it safe to get the vaccinations for the flu, pneumonia, shingles, and so on if you have a history of Guillan-Barré syndrome?

Filed Under: Dr. Prescott Column Bodywork Tagged With: bodywork, Dr. P, Guillan-Barré syndrome, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, presott, stephen, steve, vaccinations, vaccines

Measles: An old foe returns

February 19, 2019

Measles had virtually vanished from the United States. But thanks to the anti-vaccine movement, outbreaks have returned.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antivaccine, antivax, autism, CDC, dangerous, death, disease, eliza chakravarty, fake, measles, movement, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Pneumonia, preventable, stephen prescott, vaccines, World Health Organization

Time for a vaccine wake-up call

September 5, 2018

As the number of unvaccinated children continues to rise, so do the number of cases of preventable diseases.

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You never outgrow the need for vaccines

May 17, 2018

Vaccinations are an important part of staying healthy for all adults.

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New shingles vaccine is a must

May 7, 2018

Thanks to the development of a new vaccine, you may be able to completely avoid shingles for good.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2017, 2018, better, Chakravarty, chicken pox, development, effective, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, FDA, immunology, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, safe, scientist-news, shingles, shingrix, shot, vaccine, vaccines, virus, zostavax

Make sure vaccines are on your back-to-school list

August 25, 2015

Vaccines have gotten a bad rap lately, but don’t get swept up in the celebrity craze.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: children, evidence, immune, measles, mumps, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, polio, rubella, school, sick, stephen prescott, tetanus, unfounded, vaccines, virus

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