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BALTIMORE, MD – 12/06/2011 – Jorge Eduardo Castillo, Passport Health's Corporate Director of Business Development & Marketing, will speak at the 2011 National Tour Association Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5th to the 9th.  Passport Health is the leading provider of travel medical services and immunizations in the U.S.  The company's travel medicine specialists counsel and prepare

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for males aged 9 through 26 years. A newly published study shows a link between the HPV virus and neck and throat cancers in men. (link to study abstract) This year more than 8,500 HPV-positive head and neck cancers have been recorded. According to the CDC about 60% of throat cancers

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Are you going to help in the recovery effort? The Philippines have been hit with a double dose of destruction and flooding from back to back Typhoons within less than a week's time.  On October 1, 2011 the BBC reported at least one person dead as Typhoon Nalgae hit regions still waterlogged by the earlier storm Nesat, and officials warned of flash floods and landslides.  By October 3, at

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By: Jorge Castillo Corporate Director of Business Development, Passport Health as printed in the September Edition of the National Tour Association's Courier Magazine If you are a travel professional booking cruises, tours or other getaways, knowing the health and security risks affecting your travelers at their destination not only is ethical but a legal responsibility that has been upheld in

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Passport Health Offers Flu Vaccinations at the Workplace BALTIMORE, MD – 9/27/2011—Flu season is around the corner and Passport Health, the nation’s largest private provider of travel medical services and immunizations, has already completed several on-site flu clinics for their corporate clients.  “Flu season typically begins in October in the U.S.,” said Fran Lessans, the company’s

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BALTIMORE, MD – 8/23/2011 – Jorge Eduardo Castillo, Passport Health’s Corporate Director of Business Development & Marketing, will speak at the 2011 Global Congress on Legal, Safety, and Security Solutions in Travel, on August 25-28, 2011 in Houston, TX. Passport Health is the leading provider of travel medical services and immunizations in the U.S. The Global Congress is the only conference in

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The Baltimore Washington Medical Center has announced a new appointment to the center's board of directors. Frances L. Lessans was installed earlier this month and elected to a three-year term. Frances L. Lessans The Severna Park resident is president and chief executive officer of Passport Health, which is the largest provider of travel medical/immunization services in the United States.

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The only Japanese Encephalitis vaccine licensed for use in US children is no longer available, CDC officials reported online this week. The makers of the vaccine, JE-Vax, ceased manufacturing the product about 2 years ago. Around the same time, the FDA approved an inactivated, Vero cell culture-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine, Ixiaro (Novartis), for use in adults. Although pediatric

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BALTIMORE, MD–5/24/11– The Africa Travel Association’s (ATA) signature event will be held in Dakar, Senegal. The five-day congress provides a unique networking, learning and agenda-shaping platform for hundreds of travel professionals in Africa, including African mandataries, tourism ministers, industry experts representing tourism boards, travel agencies and tour operators, ground operators,

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BALTIMORE, MD – 5/23/2011 – Fran Lessans, Founder and CEO of Passport Health, has been invited to speak at the MediTourExpo 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.  The conference is taking place May 23rd and 24th and is expected to attract hundreds of medical tourism professionals and related industries, including international healthcare and travel. The annual conference is committed to providing assistance

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Simple and inexpensive precautions can stem illness on summer travel By LAURA LANDRO- online.wsj.com Ah, the pleasures of planning a summer vacation: exotic destinations, new adventures, a break from the daily routines of home. After a certain age, though, it's also important to plan for health hazards. In addition to the vaccines recommended for many countries, it's a good idea to get a

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AMA Baltimore is pleased to highlight Jorge Eduardo Castillo, Corporate Director, Business Development & Marketing at Passport Health as April’s member profile. Following our tradition, throughout the year, we showcase some of the area’s extraordinary marketers allowing the rest of the community to familiarize and connect with these individuals as well as with their respective companies.

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BALTIMORE, MD—4/27/2011: Fran Lessans, CEO and Founder of Passport Health, is being honored today as one of the top Influential Marylanders of 2011. The Daily Record, a leading business & law statewide newspaper, recognizes those influential leaders who have made an impact in their field and continue to be prominent in the areas of Civic Leadership, Communications, Education, Finance, Healthcare,

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BALTIMORE, MD–4/26/11: Passport Health, the leading provider of travel medical services and immunizations in the country, announced today the opening of its 180th office in Lancaster, Ohio.  “This marks a special moment in the evolution and growth of our company,” said Fran Lessans, Passport Health’s founder and CEO. “It took a lot of hard work to get to where we are today and I am proud of what

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BALTIMORE, MD – 3/22/2011 – Loyola University Maryland is holding its 3rd annual Baltimore Career Forum on March 23rd at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD. The event is organized and supported by the Loyola University Alumni Association. 150-200 alumni and current students are expected to participate in the event. The agenda includes panels in the areas of accounting/banking/

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BALTIMORE, MD- 3/22/11- Passport Health’s Corporate Director of Business Development, Jorge Castillo, and Sales & Marketing Manager, Tammy Broghammer, have been invited by the Secretary of State of Maryland, John P. McDonough, to attend the 2011 U.S. – Balkans Business Summit. The summit will be held on March 23rd- 24th, 2011 at the University of Baltimore. The event is organized by the

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BALTIMORE, MD – 2/28/2011 – The Africa Travel Association (ATA) will hold its 4th Annual U.S. - Africa Tourism Seminar on March 11th, 2011 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The event’s keynote addresses are presented by The Honorable Amina Ali, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the African Union to the United States of America and Mr. William Fitzgerald, Deputy

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It was love at first bite. Proving that under the skin we're all the same, actor George Clooney revealed last month that he had been stricken with malaria on a recent trip to Sudan -- and that it was his second time to get it. He made light of the disease when interviewed on television, laughing off his illness: "I guess the mosquito in Juba looked at me and thought I was the bar," he told CNN.

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MOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow and at least two other cities shut all their elementary schools Saturday to help fight one of the worst flu outbreaks to hit central Russia in more than a decade, officials said. The Moscow closure would affect more than 1,500 schools. Education officials said this meant that nearly 500,000 children would get an unscheduled week-long vacation in the first such shutdown

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1/28/2011- Passport Health’s Executive Director for the Chicago Metropolitan area, Mr. Corey McVey, will be attending the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, IL. The Travel and Adventure Show features hands-on activities, such as scuba diving, fiery foods challenges as well as wine tastings, door prizes and vacation giveaways.

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Passport Health to Attend The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show 1/21/2011- Passport Health’s Executive Director for New Jersey, Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, Mr. Ken Bear and New Business Development and Marketing Director, Mr. Bob Socha, will be attending the Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show this weekend at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. “We are proud to be

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BALTIMORE—1/4/2011—The death toll for yellow fever in Uganda has risen to 48 people.   According to Dr. Nathan Mugisha, director general of health services, the number of infected individuals has escalated to over 190. Mass vaccination for the northern parts of Uganda is planned for the latter part of January 2011. The vaccine is being procured from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the

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Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." — Mark Twain Season's greetings and Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones. Humans have far more in common with one

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December 5, 2010--The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to recommend influenza vaccination for everyone aged 6 months and older, according to a telebriefing held December 3. December 5 through 11 is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), the CDC announced. The telebriefing also provided updated information on US influenza activity and influenza vaccination

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BALTIMORE 11/8/10— Passport Health’s Corporate Director of Business Development, Jorge Castillo, will attend Alliance Baltimore a Small Business Procurement Fair in Baltimore, MD as a panelist. He will be answering questions and sharing his knowledge of small business development and its key components, objectives and strategies. Alliance Baltimore will be hosted by ShoWorks, Inc and will take

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Passport Health’s Executive Director for New Jersey, Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, Mr. Ken Bear and New Business Development and Marketing Director, Bob Socha, will be attending the New York Metro Travel and Adventure Show this weekend at the Meadowlands Expo Center in New Jersey.  They will be among several hundred other travel enthusiasts and travel promoters including Africa.com who

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BALTIMORE— 9/20/2010— Jorge Castillo, Passport Health’s Corporate Director of Marketing and Business Development is attending the Africa Travel Association’s (ATA) Fifth Annual Presidential Forum in New York.  Mr. Castillo will be representing Passport Health as a member of the ATA’s international board of directors.  Passport Health, the nation’s largest private provider of travel medical

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ROSWELL, GA – Economic globalization brings increased international business travel, and as a result, greater exposure to communicable illnesses. The H1N1 pandemic that began last year in Mexico forced many companies to face this reality, and new threats are emerging continuously, with illnesses such as Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Malaria and Japanese Encephalitis confronting today’s

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One Franchisee’s Rapid Journey to Success through Passport Health Arthur Dawson grew his Passport Health franchise from $400,000 in sales to 2.5 million in just three years. And, he did it by simply following the franchisor’s blueprint. “We didn’t do anything special, or above and beyond what the corporate office recommends,” said Dawson, Passport Health’s franchisee in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. “

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Entrepreneur Magazine May 2010- In the mid 1990s, Americans studying abroad began widening their horizons--instead of spending a semester in Florence or Paris, they were heading off to India, Thailand, Bolivia and beyond. Fran Lessans, a nurse at a college health clinic in Baltimore, noticed that although students got the required travel inoculations, they were otherwise unprepared. "The health

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Internship Seminar Lead by Passport HealthBaltimore, MD—04/26/2010—Passport Health’s Corporate Director of Business Development and Marketing, Jorge Castillo, lead a seminar about the importance of Internship Programs and collaboration between university systems and public and private business sectors at the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) in Baltimore on Tuesday April 20th, 2010. WTCI is

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BALTIMORE—04/06/2010– Extending its commitment to provide transnational volunteer organization members with pre-travel education, immunizations and medications, Passport Health (www.passporthealthusa.com), the nation’s largest provider of travel medical services and immunizations, today announced a partnership with Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA). www.ewb-usa.org. “We are thrilled to be

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March 3, 2010- The African Travel Association has invited Passport Health's Corporate Director of Business Development, Jorge E. Castillo, to participate in the African Tourism Seminar in Washington DC on March 5th, 2010. Mr. Castillo will be speaking at the workshop entitled "Emerging Trends and New Products in Africa" which will take place on Friday from 3pm-4:15. The seminar begins with an

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Water Safety, Access, Still Major Concern BALTIMORE- 1/19/10—Six days after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti the health and sanitation situation is still less than optimal in the makeshift camps. "Access to shelter, sanitation, water, food and medical care remains extremely limited," announced Riccardo Conti on a bulletin yesterday from the International Committee of the Red Cross (

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Baltimore, MD- 1/18/2010--Passport Health, a leading provider of travel medical services, and Hydro-Photon, maker of SteriPEN portable water purifiers, are joining together to support Operation USA in its efforts to assist victims of the Haitian earthquake. OP USA is an international relief agency that helps communities at home and abroad overcome the effects of disasters, disease and endemic

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Baltimore,MD-1/13/2010--Volunteers traveling to Haiti to help with relief efforts need to use extreme caution to avoid disease and injury. Watch out for food and water borne-illness (such as Typhoid, Hep A) and be sure that you are up to date on all adult immunizations, especially Tetanus, as you will be encountering hazardous conditions with clean up of the island. Passport Health has all the

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BALTIMORE- 1/13/10—The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Haiti’s history devastated parts of the island Tuesday. “We are saddened by the news and extend our condolences to those affected by this earthquake,” said Fran Lessans, CEO of Passport Health, the nation’s leading provider of travel medical services and immunizations. “Our priority right now is to make sure that Haiti Earthquake

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Rebecca Blacksmith and Fran Lessans Baltimore, MD – 12/30/2009 - Leaders Portfolio with Rebecca Blacksmith, which airs on Washington DC’s Money 1260 Radio, featured Fran Lessans, President & CEO of Passport Health, as a guest. CEOs and other Principals are selected to appear on the show in order to discuss their leadership style and philosophy, their unique challenges and successes, and their

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Baltimore- 11/16/09- Passport Health co-founder, Peter Savage, will be a featured presenter at the Baltimore Washington Business Travelers Association (BWBTA) November luncheon on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. The luncheon will be held at the Rose Restaurant near the BWI airport in Baltimore. The presentation will be about corporate traveler’s security and safety. With the holiday season fast

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Today, November 2, 2009 marks the FIRST WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY!! Passport Health wants to do their part in spreading the word about Pneumonia. All Passport Health locations carry the Pneumonia vaccine on a regular basis. Every 15 seconds, somewhere in the world, a child dies from pneumonia. That’s 5,500 child deaths every day, and a staggering 2 million child deaths every year from a preventable,

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October 26, 2009-- Dispensing advice and vaccines for world travelers is paying off for this growing franchise business. (Fortune Small Business) While running health services at the University of Baltimore in the early 1990s, Fran Lessans met a law student who was petrified about the prospect of attending her mother-in-law's funeral in Ghana. The young woman had visited the country once before

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BALTIMORE- 9/24/09- The novel H1N1 virus (Swine Flu Virus) is expected to complicate the 2009/2010 flu season. At this time novel H1N1 vaccine has been approved for release but availability and access is still unknown. Seasonal influenza vaccine (flu shot) is available and the CDC recommends vaccination as flu season peaks over the next few months. The H1N1 vaccine will most likely start to be

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October 5, 2009-Country Information: Typhoon Ketsana dumped more than a month’s worth of rain on Manila and surrounding areas in a 24-hour period Sept. 26, flooding 80 percent of the city of 15 million people. Almost 250 people were reported killed and dozens were missing. Ketsana then moved on to Vietnam, where it killed at least 38 people and threatened to cause the worst flooding in decades in

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Contaminated Water, Mosquito-Borne Diseases a Health Hazard for Volunteers BALTIMORE- 9/29/09- After Ketsana plowed through Philippines throughout the weekend many Filipinos experienced something they had never seen before: In Manila, streets were flooded to the highest levels ever recorded; and inside its houses, citizens dealt with water that rose up to 4 feet. Rivers and creeks, swollen after

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August 2009-- Due to the interest regarding the H1N1 vaccine, Passport Health has put together a collection of the recent CDC updates for our clients. Please take a moment and read the information below. 1. The H1N1 vaccine’s projected release date is mid-October to mid-November (This is NOT definite. It can be out as late as December as it is currently in the testing phase) 2. The H1N1

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July 1, 2009- According to the CDC, the FDA, public health officials nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Services and the CDC are working together to investigate the outbreak of the E. Coli O157:H7 strain linked to cookie dough. As of today, 70 people in 30 states have reported cases of infection from the E. Coli O157:H7 strain. The following states and

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Baltimore, MD–6/16/2009-The 2009 monsoon season will soon arrive in the Asian territories and culicine mosquito populations are expected to increase. “These mosquitoes may carry the virus that causes Japanese Encephalitis (JE), which kills 10-15,000 people each year,” warned Fran Lessans, CEO of Passport Health, the largest provider of travel medical services in the U.S. A new vaccine called

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It’s not too late for a flu shot, if you can find one BALTIMORE, MD-06/02/09- Although seasonal flu activity has decreased from its peak in late February, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says there are still higher levels of influenza-like illness than is normal for this time of year. According to health officials, it is not too late to get vaccinated

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Passport Health, Travisa Alliance to Improve Total Care for International Travelers BALTIMORE—05/18/2009– Extending its commitment to provide clients with a streamlined continuum of care, Passport Health (www.passporthealthusa.com), the nation’s largest provider of travel medical services and immunizations, today announced a partnership with the nation’s leading expediter of Passports and

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Baltimore, MD-5/04/09- WHO confirmed 984 type A H1N1 cases in 21 countries today. Much of the rise is attributed to the confirmation of suspected cases in Mexico which reached 590 this Monday. There are 25 confirmed deaths in Mexico attributed to the Swine Flu. All schools across Mexico are closed until May 6. Over 1600 are suspected to be infected. The US government declared a public health

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A H1N1 now confirmed in Costa Rica; Guatemala awaits CDC confirmation of 3 cases Baltimore, MD-5//01/09 - The Swine Flu continues to spread throughout the world with 14 countries reporting confirmed cases of type A H1N1 influenza. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday that 257 people had the virus. Mexico, the epicenter of the Swine Flu outbreak, has 156 confirmed cases.

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100+ U.S. confirmed cases of Swine Flu Baltimore, MD-4/30/09 - The WHO increased the Pandemic Phase Level to a phase 5 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. A phase 5 alert means there is sustained transmission among people in at least two countries. The WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic.

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Six of the 64 confirmed swine flu cases in the U.S. have been reported in Texas, according to the CDC. Baltimore, MD—4/29/09-In an interview with CNN reporters earlier this morning, Dr. Richard Besser, Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control, confirmed that the 23-month old Texan child who succumbed to Swine Influenza was the first U.S. death related to this outbreak. No other

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Travelers warned to avoid “non-essential” travel to Mexico City Baltimore, MD -4/28/09- With 50 Human cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in the U.S., top officials declared a national health emergency Sunday. “Nobody is taking any chances,” said Fran Lessans, CEO of Passport Health, the nation’s largest provider of travel medical services and immunizations. “We are warning

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US Government declares Public Health Emergency

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World Meningitis Day is April 25, 2009 BALTIMORE, MD- 4/20/09- The first annual World Meningitis Day begins April 25, 2009 and is gaining national support. The day is meant to raise awareness and educate Americans about the dangers of contracting the meningococcal disease. “We recognize the dangers of meningitis and the importance of being vaccinated against the disease,” said

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Franchise Business Review ranks Passport Health in its top 50 best Franchise list BALTIMORE, MD- 3/9/09 - Passport Health made the list of the 50 best midsize franchises to work for based on franchisee satisfaction by the Franchise Business Review. Passport Health is among the few to receive the Award. “Passport Health is humbled to receive an award of this nature as it works intimately

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One death reported; flu vaccine still the best prevention, experts say BALTIMORE, MD- 2/18/09- Influenza activity is increasing across the United States for this year’s flu season. One influenza-associated pediatric death has been reported this year already in the United States, according to the CDC. This month the flu trend in the U.S. moved from low to moderate. Getting the influenza vaccine

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Reporter Yolanda Vazquez interviews Passport Health’sDirector of Business Development, Jorge Eduardo Castillo.

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