Features from this week: CDC and Special Olympics, Shingles, School Vaccines, and more

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Title: Features from this week: CDC and Special Olympics, Shingles, School Vaccines, and more

Hot topics and Features from CDC this week.

CDC In Review

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July 27, 2018

Hot Topics from CDC this week:

DOTW: Shingles

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World Hepatitis Day

Features This Week:

School Vaccines

From newborns to college, you can help protect your children from 16 serious diseases by getting them vaccinated. Make sure your kids get any needed vaccines before the back-to-school rush!

CDC and Special Olympics

People with intellectual disabilities (ID)—difficulty with thinking, learning, remembering, and reasoning—experience poorer access to quality health care and have poorer health outcomes than people without ID. Learn how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with Special Olympics to improve the health of people with ID.

Group B Strep in Pregnancy

All pregnant women should get a group B strep (GBS) test when they are 35–37 weeks pregnant. Babies can get very sick and even die if their mothers pass GBS bacteria to them during childbirth.