girls and boys nationwide have a new vaccination schedule to follow.he american academy of pediatrics and centers for disease control are recommending vaccine changes starting with meningitis booster shot for 16-year-olds. >> i didn't know what it was. >> reporter: meningitis is a potentially deadly bacteria infection and children should get vaccinated age 11. the vaccine weakens over time, leaving as many as half of those kids unprotected by 16. another change, boys as well as girls can get the hpv shot as early as age 9. the virus is transmitted sexually and linked to cervical cancer in women. certain hpv strains are the cause of many head and neck cancers, particularly in men. the vaccine is most effective creating hpv antibodies when kids reach age 11 or 12. >> if you wait till you think you know they are sexually active, you miss the opportunity to protect them. >> protecting now gives them the best shot possible at a healthier life. >>> kids are not the only targets for the new vaccine schedule. babies too young for a flu shot and the whooping co

some worried that the vaccines could lead to autism.ying no to parents like that according to "the wall street journal." we visited one pediatrician who already sent some parents packing. at the northwestern children's practice in chicago, this is a familiar sound. that's because the practice requires parents of all their patients agree to have their children vaccinated. >> vaccines have done anything more than the past 100 years to help improve the health of children. >> reporter: with dr. greg goldstein announcing the policy last year, they knew some parents wouldn't like it and they would just have to go. >> if you don't believe in the fundamental thing we believe in, then you need to go somewhere else. >> reporter: but most like amy and peter agree on the importance of vaccination. >> it's good for her to keep her safe and healthy and also for the community and for, you know, some vulnerable populations out there who could get sick if she wasn't vaccinated. >> i think it makes sense, i just don't want my child to be around kids who

i vaccinated my own children, i vaccinate my patients. i would o do it again.u have to do is hear his story to be 13 years old, to think you're going to die, to watch the person next to you die, not know how it is the disease is transmitted and how to treat it. the problem is, the vaccines are a victim of their own sub ses. parents don't realize how devastating they were for communitiesmen >>> a guy who grew up in the north texas oil fields has the most popular daytime show on tv these days. if you think you know dr. phil from his program, you may be wrong. you might also be surprised what you learn in the next half hour. you're watching "cbs this morning." honestly, i'm having a little trouble with the eyes. find eye popping savings at the sears president's day event right now, get up to 30% off all kenmore appliances and up to 15% off all other appliance brands sears. number one in appliances. so we made ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail with a splash of lime. it's so refreshing, your taste buds will thank you. mm... oh, you're welcome. what? my taste buds

. >>> a group of doctors now say boys as well as girls should get the hpv vaccine.loma virus is linked to cervical cancer in women but certain strains are also the cause of many head and neck cancers in men. nbc's erika edwards explains this and other changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. >> reporter: girls and boys nationwide have a new vaccination schedule to follow. >> you want a band-aid? >> reporter: american academy of pediatrics and the centers for disease control are recommending vaccine changes starting with the meningitis booster shot for 16-year-olds. >> i didn't know what it was. didn't know what meningitis was. >> reporter: meningitis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection and doctors say children should get vaccinated at able 11. the vaccine weakens over time, leaving as many as half of those kids untexted by age 16. texas has already made the shot mandatory to attend college. >> a transcript, your i.d. and the vaccination. >> reporter: another change, doctors now say boys as well as girl cuss get the hpv shot as early as age 9. human papl

i vaccinated my own children, i vaccinate my patients. i would o do it again.u have to do is hear his story to be 13 years old, to think you're going to die, to watch the person next to you die, not know how it is the disease is transmitted and how to treat it. the problem is, the vaccines are a victim of their own sub ses. parents don't realize how devastating they were for communitiesment. >> dr. levine, nice to >>> good morning, we have got gray skies, there have been showers in the area overnight and we continue to see them meander across radar. a high temperature of 48, primarily but not exclusively obviously, tonight we clear out to mostly cloudy 36, tomorrow beautiful, sunny with a high of 54, keep it at 50, stark sunn >>> a guy who grew up in the north texas oil fields has the most popular daytime show on tv these days. if you think you know dr. phil from his program, you may be wrong. you might also be surprised what you learn in the next half hour. you're watching "cbs this morning." honestly, i'm having a little trouble with the eyes. find eye poppin

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a new recommendation for the hpv vaccine.ademy of pediatrics wants girls and boys 11 to 12 years of age to get the hpv vaccine. the most effective is given before the child sexual active. chunger-- chunger in -- younger children between 9 and 12 respond better to the vaccine. >>> if you take sleeping pills listen up to the mention story a study says they could decrease the length of your life. those who took sleeping pills were 3 1/2 times as likely to die of all causes than those who didn't take the pill. one concern is sleeping pills could delay a critical diagnosis. >> the higher death rates seen in people using sleeping pills may well reflect the diseases that they have which bring the insomnia about. >> insomnia is not a disease that is a symptom and may be the first symptom something more serious like heart disease or possibly even cancer. >>> a sister ship to the costa concordia. >> what happened on board the costa allegra that has crews making their way to that cruise liner. >>> voters in michigan head to the polls to

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this is a great vaccine.problem, megyn, is for a vaccine to work, you've got to have a 95% compliance rate. now, in the town of ashland, oregon -- megyn: what do you mean? if it's a 50% compliance rate and i send my kid to the school and he's got the vaccine but 50% of the kids don't have it, do i have to worry? >> he's less protected than if we had what's called a ring of immunity or a herd immunity where the entire class is vaccinated. want to keep that virus out of the class? vaccinate the whole class. the state of oregon says it's illegal without a religious exemption. megyn: parents are coming up with imaginary religious objections so they don't have to give their kids the vaccine. why are these pox parties so dangerous? i was born back in the dark ages, so i got the chickenpox, and now i'm supposedly immune from getting them again. that's what these parents want for their children. why is it so dangerous? >> many reasons. number one, one out of 500 people with chickenpox end up getting hospitalized. it

those 13 to 21 years old should receive what they're calling catch-up vaccinations.cine has been recommended for girls since 2006, largely to prevent cervical cancer. >>> friends of an east bay teenager buried alive in a sand tunnel are helping his family raise money for the long and expensive road to recovery. this is a follow-up to an nbc bay area exclusive. ryan buchanan was at sunset state beach near santa cruz last june when a sand tunnel collapsed on him, leaving him without oxygen for 15 minutes. he is now at a facility where he needs around-the-clock care. his family hopes to bring him home soon, but their house needs a lot of work to accommodate ryan's needs. that's why friends are holding a fundraiser concert at the creek side community church in alamo. tickets are $35. >> should it be a nice turnout. >>> it's baseball weather, isn't it? why don't we just start the season today. that's not happening. instead two, weeks from now spring training begins in arizona for the giants and a's. but the giants are in town right now. tomorrow you might know as the annu

as many as 500 people a year before we started vaccinating against them in 1963. my wife and i both lost grandparents in the great flu pandemic of 1918 that killed as many as 40 million people. our generation was stalked by small pox, polio and whooping cough before there were vaccinations. in a country where few remember those diseases, it's easy to think, what's the worry? but as the movie so forcefully and hauntingly reminds us, the earth is now flat. 7 billion people live on it and our human herd moves on the conveyer belt of constant mobility. so that a virus can travel as swiftly as a vote from one cell phone to another. when and if a contagion strikes, we can't count on devine intervention to spare us. that's when you want a darn good scientist in a research lab. we'll need all the help we can get from knowledge and her offspring. for all its many qualities, including good acting, "contagion" was frozen out of the oscars-not a single nomination. in fact, none of my favorites were nominated. nonetheless, let's go to the movies for some insights on our politi

that's why i too have vaccinated my kids against polio. now you please go and do the same. >> reporter: perhaps the most significant buy-in that helped the polio campaign came from the government at all levels according to this doctor with the world health organization. >> the largest chunk of this up to $250 million each year which is unprecedented compared to other countries. >> reporter: the government declared that any polio virus must be treated as a public health emergency. he said that allowed for vigorous surveillance and response. old reports of paralysis in children were investigated. >> in 2011 nearly 60,000 cases of paralysis were reported. and investigated. only one of those cases, the one that was on the 13th of january we were able to isolate the virus. the other cases were due to non-polio issues. that tells you how sensitive the system is. there are international standards. and those standards are now being exceeded. >> reporter: he says the big lesson from india, nigeria, afghanistan and pakistan, three other countries wh

they come here to give out the vaccine. they have been doing that, many of them, four or five times. this disease can be eradicated because it needs a human host, the human body to survive. it can only survive outside for a brief time in contaminated sewage. that's why immunization is so important. if enough people are protected, it will be wiped out. there is a problem, neighboring pakistan, along with afghanistan and nigeria, all saw an increase in polio cases last year. there is a danger that the virus could reinfect india. there is a choice now. we're at a crossroads. the world could eradicate polio. it would be an enormous achievement. the first human infectious disease to be eradicated since smallpox in the late 1970's, or we could see a dangerous resurgence of this virus, which would mean future generations in india would be at risk. >> fergus wolf there in dehli. >> still to come, more deaths in a mexican jail. a brawl killed dozens of inmates. >> it is a time for our look at headlines from newspapers around the wor

not enough adults are getting the vaccine -- kids. not enough adults are getting the vaccines they need. there's simply not information available about what vaccines adults should be getting. no. 4, have room in your heart for one of these guys? 21 poodles and young pups dropped off at an animal shelter in cumberland maryland. last night the virginia rescue group picked up the dogs. they are at a shelter in chantilly virginia. >>> no. 3, important history is making a comeback in the district. the magna carta has been on display at the national archives now for a few months to undergo conservation treatment and to get a new case. it will be back in the museum in two weeks. this is the only company permanently housed in the u.s. no. 2, virginia state lawmakers are trying to prevent a child sex abuse scandal at penn state from happening in virginia. a house panel is now backing a child abuse reporting bill which would require suspected child abuse to be reported and punish people who do not. no. 1, great news if you're buying a house and

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health experts are recommending all adults be vaccinated against whooping cough.visory panel of the cdc voted wednesday to expand its recommendations to include people 65 and older who have never been vaccinated as an adult. "the cop is contagious that causes severe coughing and can't -- whooping cough is contagious and causes severe coughing. only 8% of adults under 65 are vaccinated. at age 84, oscar is about to get more social than ever. you can be part of the glitzy as the most glamorous night without ever leaving the couch. >> on hollywood's biggest night, you don't need the perfect down to what the red carpet, just the perfect app. the official app is free for iphone and ipad and is designed to be your second screen while you watch stars of the big screen on your tv screen. it is intended as a companion to the oscar telecast, it offers an exquisite red carpet and backstage video streams. those looking for academy awards trivia might try and app like a freak apfree app. it has practically everything you want to know about this year's nominees and winners of t

the mark on the thinker shows they have received the vaccine. -- fingers as they have received the vaccine. india used to have more polio cases than anywhere else. political will resulted in its finally being wiped out. members of rowntree, the global network of professionals. rowntree has been at the forefront of the fight against polio for a generation. raising money and awareness. >> my dream is to have a polio- free world. we have done it with smallpox. we're very close now. >> i am a nurse clinician, is doing this is an extension of that. i love people and i want to see healthy children worldwide. >> this hospital still has a backlog of patients paralyzed by the virus. he caught polio as a baby and will need repeated surgery before he can walk. >> it is painful to see the suffering. >> that will be the greatest thing. >> polio used to spread cheer by contaminated water and raw sewage. but the virus is disappeared because enough people are protected. india has shown global eradication is possible, but the board is not over yet. pakistan and afghanistan and nigeria saw an increase in ca

the nation's largest group of pediatricians is recommending the vaccine for young boys.most common sexually transmitted disease in the u.s. and it can cause several types of cancer. the american academy of pediatrics is recommending routine hpv vaccines for boys as young as 11. the reason? doctors say the vaccine is most effective if administered before a child becomes sexually active. >> >>> exercise video games don't necessarily mean more active kids. the researchers measured the physical activity of dozens of kids, playing video games that require to you get up and move around. the other half played the inactive games. the study found, well, it didn't make a difference between the two groups. the findings show that there is no real public health benefit from playing the active video games. i'll tell you what, they fun, though. >> they are fun. >> i love playing xbox connect. >> you have to limit it. >>> coming up, the elementary school community is in morning. >> she was so nice to me. she was like a mother to me. >> a special memorial held for a young girl as investi

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65 are vaccinated. a mild winter has made for a quiet this season, but this lovely weather is making a mark of the spring allergy season. >> the mild winter as people out at about a around baltimore, enjoying the weather. as may for a healthier season. >> we think it has helped cut down on the instances of sinusitis and other chronic respiratory infections. >> does the doctor says he has not see a lot of patients with early onset spring allergies like in some areas of the country, but he says this is the time when he advises patients with seasonal allergies to start taking medication and taking precautions to prevent that. >> making sure you have an air filter in your bedroom at making our better a safe place so -- keeps the door closed at what the air circulate through the filter and make sure it has a hepa filter. >> because the winter was so mild, allergists say that could affect the spring allergy season. people with allergies might want to beware. >> there is a theory that mildness can increase the

the vaccine has been recommended for pre-teen girls since 2006 primarily to help prevent cervical cancerarch shows giving boys the vaccine can help prevent hpv associated with cancers in both men and women. >>> more details on a major birth control recall. pfizer is recalling a million packs. its birth control pills because they might not be effective. the problem happened while the pills were being packaged. we have a report. >> reporter: pfizer recalling one million packets of birth control pills in the united states. drug maker says the packaging error could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy. the company reports some have too many acid tablets while others have too few. oral birth control product use a series of 21 hormone tablets and seven inactive sugar tablets to regulate the menstrual period. the recall is not safety related. some doctors disagree. >> from a safety perspective, have you to realize that a lot of women, there are medical reasons where you my want to keep them on birth control. >>? women are going to get pregnant whether you like it or not. they are going to

. >>> the the government wants people 65 and older to get a whooping cough vaccination. doctors say vaccinating older adults keeps them from spreading the disease to babies. >> areas of study now provided insight into the brain dysfunction that causes depression. scientists at the ucla say that people with depression appear to have a hyper active brain activity and that prevents them from processing a lot of diverse information like a normal brain should do. >>> kids clothes, toys, stroller, it all adds . >> i will tell you right now it does. there is a special event and it's happening in town where you can find all sorts of great deals. we're live at the recycle mart consignment. what have you found? >> well, look at this. this still stealing the show. tons of toys. first we showed you the strollers, the high chairs, the car seats, a ton of those over there. now we're in the toy section. i'll tell you a lot of this stuff, great deals. this tickle me el mo retails about 25 bucks here. it's only 6. yeah and there are plenty of deals all around. she is the organizer of thi

they're recommending strongly to get this vaccine at the age of 11.e before you get engaged in any sexual activity and that's how we're going to protect the boys. >> so let's look at the ages, the boys should be as young as 9 but aged 11 to 12 should be routinely immunized with the hpv 4 using the same schedule as girls. boys and men, ages 13 to 21 may be administered the recommended vaccine so i guess if you're in that older group, it's effective if you have not engaged in sexual activity. >> that's exactly right. also, what this did a few months ago, it opened up a huge controversy among the parents because the parents said, well, if we're going to immunize our kids, now it's going to promote or encourage them to get into sexual activity. that argument is really not strong because this doesn't prevent you from getting other sexually transmitted disease. you still have to make sure you use protection. you still have to make sure that you engage in the right sexual activity but nowadays, kids are really giving this virus to each other without knowing.

medical watch it and benefit to the flu shot a new study finds pregnant women that vaccination babiesarch started out to determine safety of the flu vaccine unborn babies revealed children aboard those exposed to the back seemed less likely to be underweight compared to children which mothers did not get the flu shot researchers say study indicate adding implants the backseat to routine vaccination programs during pregnancy could help children have a better start in life. ? dollars may not make children or adults have your often blamed for the growing obesity problem examining 40 separate studies on fructose and weight gain and they found people who consumed the integrated did not gain more weight than those who consumed more sugar the bill we can is calories'. which year do you use to answer your telephone? your brain knows and decides everytime whether he realized or not left brain thinker chances are left you use your right hand and your 70 percent of those tested henry ford study talked on the telephone using its dominant hand the what they used to ride with opposite side of the b

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boys as well as girls are recommended to receive the vaccine.ore it was only a vaccination for girls and boys aged 11 and 12 should be immunized. hpv is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the united states. the youngest son robert kennedy is facing charges this down after a scuffle with nurses on a maternity ward. hospital cameras caught the confrontation on tape. you can see douglas kennedy and his three-day old son walking down holloway. he said he was taking the newborn outside for fresh air. two nurses blocked him, arguing he did not have permission to remove the child. he ignored the women and forcefully push past them. >> douglas begins to move back in one of the nurses actually goes to grab the baby. how dare she does that and at that point, douglass raises his need to protect his baby. >> the nurse as attorney makes a different claim. they claim that he kicked her arm and character in the pelvis. kennedy has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and two cases of harassing nurses. a bad case of bad annunciation caused a sc

scientists at the university of california davis are using mice to develop the vaccine.s been three years in making that researchers think they are on the right track. salmonella illnesses are often connected to undercooked beef, poultry and eggs. regulation that will change how ends our house may be running into roadblocks. next week to propose the bill that would move into enriched pages. it was based on the proposal written by the humane society of the united states and the united egg producers. two leaders in congress have resisted moving to the committee. these groups are opposed to the legislation during it will go beyond the egg industry. the person who let the immigrant who is an independent producer. it's been criticized by many for sitting down at the humane society and writing this mandate. i also talked to bob krauss about being in this tough spot. >> as part of the united egg t( producers and someone running my own family farm, i think it's outstanding. i wish there was the way to get where we wanted to go without legislation, but because of the ballot initi

cervical cancer screenings, hepatitis a and b vaccines. measles, mumps vaccines.controversy over vaccines. somebody could say i have a moral problem. i'm not going to offer these vaccines in my plan. colorectal cancer screenings. mr. president, we found out that those save lives, a huge number of lives. they say the death rates are going down from colorectal cancer screenings by 50%. an employer or insurance company could deny that kind of screening. diabetes screening, cholesterol screening, blood pressure screening, obesity screening, tobacco cessation, autism screening. hearing screening for newborns, sickle cell screening for newborns, floor ride supplements, tuberculosis screening, flu vaccines for children and the elderly, contraception. that's what started all this. contraception. by the way, 15% of women who take contraceptives take it to prevent cancer, to prevent debilitating monthly pain. and it is even taken to prevent serious skin problems that are very debilitating. but no mention of that in the blunt amendment. no, no. h.i.v. screening, s.t.d. scree

vaccinating older adults helps them from spreading cough to babies. >>> a first debate in nearly a month all four republican caidaeing azogan weeks away. santorum saying romney had the same plan in massachusetts as president obama. romney fired back saying santorum supported the pro-choice senator in pennsylvania who cited the president's plan, but the question of abortion had unity across the board. >>> a 9 -year-old driving a vehicle. okayed by her father while she was intoxicated. today that dad is going to be sentenced. you may remember this video from the incident. this is where he will be sentenced in michigan where he was pulled over later that morning. frsz >> he says he's just garbage man doing his job. others say he's a hero. hernandez was on the job when he smelled smoke coming out of this business. fire crews and rescue crews arrived and found employees sleeping inside. he was following instructions calling in strange things but the victim isily lucky he did. the damages were minimal because of this store's equipment was all being kept outside. >>> a new book club is now gett

in 2010, less than 20% of people at high risk for pneumonia got vaccinated. cdc wants adults to get the necessary immunizations in addition to children. >>> a study of 500 primary care doctors found that a doctor's size influenced how he or she cared for patients with weight problems. the researchers say 93% of the doctors diagnosed obesity in their patients only if they believed their own weight was equal to or less than that of the patient. >>> sunday's super bowl will be watched by millions but getting too wrapped up in the game can lead to big health problems. researchers found fans whose team loses a big game are more likely to suffer cardiac problems than fans of the winning team. researchers think overeating, drinking and smoking during the game could play a role. >>> abc2news.com is the place for the health news you need. check out our page, finds the health headlines and health categories to help you find the information you and your family need. >>> it's tough to spend the gas tax idea. would you feel better if it was designated for transportation p

. >> researchers around the globe are working on a vaccine against the most deadly type of bird flu, the h 5 n 1 strain. this collective effort is facing a new challenge. the u.s. government halted the publication of some of the latest research saying the information could be used by terrorists. >> reporter: earlier this month some of the world's leading viralologists attended a symposium on the bird flu strain in new york. the debate on this issue was heated. >> so you could have benefits ten years down the line and that's why it's important to share the information with everyone. you never know who's going to do the right experiment. >> and if we are wrong, the consequences will be so catastrophic that we'll all go back and ask ourselves why did we let it happen. >> the debate was triggered by a study on how bird flu is transmitted. researchers have never observed a natural mutation of the h 5 n 1 virus that can be transported between mammals. but a doctor in the netherlands has demonstrated that a pandemic could occur depending on how it mutates. he infected one ferret with a part

. >>> doctors are recommending boys as well as girls get the vaccine for h.p.everable 30% of girls received the required three shots. the american academy of pediatrics say all 11 and 12-year-olds should be vaccinated. >>> time for highlights from the nba all-star game. we'll get those from our friends at espn news. >>> good morning, and welcome to the espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. 12 years after the all-star game at the home of the magic, the festivities returned to orlando. west and west. lebron in transition. he had 30 assists. blake griffin had 16 points on dunks. third quarter, kevin durant with the steal ahead to kobe. and with that dunk, he breaks the record for most all-star game points passing some guy named jordan. durant,ing straight for the rack. this one of the final dunked we see from dwight howard in orlando? time will tell. deron williams playing defense. somebody has to. heat down one. last chance, they're down two. williams way off. lebron one last one, he's got it. griffin. that's it.on 152-149. your espn news update, i'm zubin mehenti