Showing posts with label vaccinated. Show all posts
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Monday, December 31, 2012

Toddler Dies of Flu; Sister Fights Cancer | Essentials

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Toddler Dies of Flu; Sister Fights Cancer

Medios de Comunicación / The Media
Medios de Comunicación / The Media by Eneas
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Emily Lastinger, a wide-eyed toddler with a cherubic smile, had been sick with the flu for three days, but neither her parents nor her doctor were terribly worried. "It was so weird: She would spike a fever and be really sick for a few hours, then she would bounce back and be hungry and want a Popsicle and run around a bit," said her father, Joe Lastinger, a 40-year-old health care executive from Colleyville, Texas. But on Super Bowl Sunday in 2004, she began vomiting and her condition suddenly worsened. "It was a really rough night," said Lastinger, who stayed up with the 3-year-old because his wife was pregnant, ready to deliver their fourth child. On Monday morning, the toddler had a long shower and was sitting in bed watching cartoons. They had a doctor's appointment at noon.

People:

Emily Lastinger

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Relevance: 0.807346

SentimentQuote
-0.291257"It was so weird: She would spike a fever and be really sick for a few hours, then she would bounce back and be hungry and want a Popsicle and run around a bit," said her father, Joe Lastinger, ...
-0.647396"It was a really rough night," said Lastinger, ...
-0.238999"I was doing emails and I heard my wife start screaming upstairs," said Lastinger.
-0.209632"I was doing emails and I heard my wife start screaming upstairs," said Lastinger. "She had stopped breathing."
0.397347"Emily was normal and healthy, and that's the thing," said Lastinger.
-0.0227739"Emily was normal and healthy, and that's the thing," said Lastinger. "They weren't recommending vaccine for kids who were normal. ... Meanwhile healthy kids were sick and dying."
-0.0999537"We applauded it, though it came slowly from our perspective," said Lastinger.
0.175273"We applauded it, though it came slowly from our perspective," said Lastinger. "We certainly feel like had they been in place, we would have followed them, our pediatrician would have followed them and our daughter would be alive today."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 8
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.9373916
  • Mean: -0.11717395
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Emily

Overall Sentiment: -0.0112936

Relevance: 0.36264

Ian Moise

Overall Sentiment: -0.302094

Relevance: 0.282855

Dr. William Schaffner

Overall Sentiment: 0.22866

Relevance: 0.254377

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-0.0122004"Children under 6 months of age have not been studied yet. Therefore, the flu vaccines are not licensed for use in that tender age group," said Dr. William Schaffner, ...
0.28787"To protect them, we rely on mother's vaccination during pregnancy -- protection passes through the placenta into the baby -- as well as all contacts of the baby being vaccinated," Schaffner said. ...
0"which puts a lot of responsibility on the parents," Schaffner said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.2756696
  • Mean: 0.091889866666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
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Organization: CDC

Overall Sentiment: 0.255723

Relevance: 0.341133

HealthCondition: Influenza

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.501206

Disambiguation: DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | InfectiousDisease | RiskFactor | DiseaseReferences:

Drug: flu vaccine

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.411502

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Whooping cough vaccine safe for older adults | Synopsis

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Whooping cough vaccine safe for older adults

Flu shots offered through October
Flu shots offered through October by Fort Meade
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Excerpt:

The results show that the vaccine, called Tdap — which protects against  whooping cough  (also called pertussis), tetanus and diphtheria —  does not increase the risk of adverse reactions among adults age 65 and older compared to that of the traditional tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, known as Td. The findings are in agreement with the current recommendation to provide Tdap to adults age 65 and older. While this recommendation was made in 2010, the vaccine was initially used off label in adults 65 and older, and wasn't licensed for this age group until 2011. The new study was done because published research on the safety of the vaccine in older adults is limited. As more people 65 and over get vaccinated as a result of the new recommendation, evaluation of its safety is essential, the researchers said.

People:

Hung Fu Tseng

Overall Sentiment: 0.0170483

Relevance: 0.486766

SentimentQuote
0.047178"Pertussis immunization is important, particularly since one of the most common sources of pertussis in infants are  relatives, including grandparents," Tseng said. ...
0.0564289"Pertussis immunization is important, particularly since one of the most common sources of pertussis in infants are  relatives, including grandparents," Tseng said. "We suggest that clinicians follow the CDC's recommendation and talk to older adult patients about vaccination against pertussis to protect themselves and their family members."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1036069
  • Mean: 0.05180345
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

FieldTerminology: vaccine

Overall Sentiment: 0.0436023

Relevance: 0.864863

FieldTerminology: Vaccination

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.689601

FieldTerminology: adverse reactions

Overall Sentiment: 0.081774

Relevance: 0.42129

HealthCondition: pertussis

Overall Sentiment: 0.09939

Relevance: 0.858396

Disambiguation: DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | InfectiousDisease | DiseaseReferences:

HealthCondition: allergic reactions

Overall Sentiment: -0.138074

Relevance: 0.496037

Disambiguation: FieldOfStudy | DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | DiseaseCause | MedicalSpecialty | RiskFactor | DiseaseReferences:

HealthCondition: cough

Overall Sentiment: 0.139177

Relevance: 0.409967

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