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Article: NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK BEGINS ON APRIL 22
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 20, 2006
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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals issued the following press release:
Parish health units across the state of Louisiana will be joining in the observance of National Infant Immunization Week, an annual event to promote the benefits of immunizations and to focus on the importance of having children up-to-date on their immunizations by age two. This year's event will be held from Saturday, April 22 through Saturday, April 29, 2006.
"Louisiana currently ranks 46th in the nation for infant immunization rates," said DHH Secretary Dr. Fred Cerise. "By focusing our efforts during this week, we hope to see a significant improvement in our ranking for 2006."
Parish health units will ...