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• Region tops state averages for opting out of vaccinations

  November 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 North Idaho and Eastern Washington share a grim distinction: Both have far higher rates of parents choosing not to immunize their children against childhood disease than either Idaho or Washington … 9

• Pertussis surges in Idaho, vaccines urged

  July 22, 2010 in Idaho Idaho is urging anyone who is around infants to get vaccinated for pertussis, or whooping cough, after cases surged in the past six months. Six babies have died in California …

• Automatic reminders would urge immunizations

  February 24, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – With Idaho’s child immunization rate among the worst in the nation, lawmakers are revamping the state’s reminder system to try to cover more people. The Senate Health and …

• Free vaccines extended

  August 5, 2009 in City on Page A6 The state of Idaho will buy all required vaccines for children through January 2010, Gov. Butch Otter said Tuesday. The announcement comes weeks after a legislative task force voted to …

• Region lags in vaccinations

  September 5, 2008 in City on Page A1 Many parents in Washington and Idaho fail to have their children vaccinated against deadly diseases, according to a report issued Thursday. Both states are among the bottom five nationally for …

• Shot support

  May 29, 2007 in Features on Page D1 Moms and dads, keep this in mind when you take your kids to the doctor for a shot: If the thought of that needle leaves you white-faced and rushing for …

• Children Testing Nasal Flu Vaccine

  October 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Hundreds of young children are getting a cocktail of weakened flu viruses squirted up their noses this fall in final tests of what may become the nation’s first nasal vaccine …

• Many Adolescents Lacking Vaccinations Thousands Of Youths At Risk Of Chickenpox, Measles, Hepatitis

  August 16, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Thousands of American adolescents are at risk of catching chickenpox, measles and other diseases because of a vaccination gap among 10- to 12-year-olds, federal health officials said Thursday in urging …

• Polio Panel: 2 Shots, Then Oral Dose

  June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 (From For the Record, Saturday, June 22, 1996): An Associated Press story Thursday erroneously reported that an injectable polio vaccine is weaker than the current oral vaccine. The injectable vaccine …