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To support national immunisation policy, many countries around the world have established National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs). NITAGs serve as independent expert committees providing scientific advice and making recommendations that guide immunisation policy and programmatic decisions. WHO considers NITAGs an essential part of national immunisation programmes, and the Global Vaccine Action Plan recommended that all countries establish, or have access to, a NITAG.1 Although each NITAG conducts autonomous scientific reviews, historically there has been consistency among NITAGs regarding the approach to vaccine reactions. ....
Background: The incidence of childhood obesity has received a lot of attention lately, especially in the United States. The increased prevalence of pediatric obesity and its association with comorbidities has piqued the attention of more scientists in the epidemic's patterns. Our research examined the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) data set for hospitalized persons aged 18 years or younger with primary or secondary obesity between 2016 and 2019 to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and related diseases.
Methods: We retrospectively examined individuals with primary or secondary obesity from 2016 to 2019 using the NIS database. To extract the weighted samples, we utilized the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnostic codes E66, E660, E6601, E6609, E662, E668, and E669. Individuals with drug-related obesity or obesity caused by a recognized pathologic disease unrelated to high-calorie intake were excluded. First, we queried the total popu ....
B.C.’s health minister did not disclose an exceptionally high number of influenza deaths among children until pressed by reporters Wednesday, a day after CTV News reported six such tragedies have been recorded in recent weeks. ....