Vaccines Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/vaccines/ PrimaryMed.com Mon, 14 Oct 2019 07:09:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png Vaccines Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/vaccines/ 32 32 October 13-19: International Infection Prevention Week “Vaccines are Everybody’s Business” https://primarymed.com/october-13-19-international-infection-prevention-week-vaccines-are-everybodys-business/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 07:09:29 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2831 Since 1986, after an initiative spearheaded by United States President Ronald Reagan and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the global week-long public health awareness campaign, International Infection Prevention Week has continuously taken place. This year’s theme is “Vaccines are Everybody’s Business.” The purpose of this campaign is to “help raise […]

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]]> World Immunization Week “Protected Together: Vaccines Work” https://primarymed.com/world-immunization-week-protected-together-vaccines-work/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 06:46:17 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2320 With the recent measles outbreaks worldwide, and preliminary data from the World Health Organization (WHO), reporting a 300 percent rise in cases in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same time last year, there has been a renewed urgency to stress the importance of vaccinations. Every year, during the last week of […]

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]]> Heart Attack from the Flu? How Common Infections Can Trigger Heart Attacks and Strokes https://primarymed.com/heart-attack-from-the-flu-how-common-infections-can-trigger-heart-attacks-and-strokes/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 06:25:47 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2144 February is Heart Disease Awareness Month and we are being constantly reminded of all the well-known heart disease risk-factors such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. However, did you know that common infections like the flu, urinary tract infections (UTIs), sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia, oral infections like gingivitis, viral infections like herpes or hepatitis, bacterial […]

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