A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers is scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10 in Washington.

Sharon Hillier

An early clinical study shows that a vaccine to prevent Group B Streptococcus infection is safe and modestly effective, according to findings presented Oct. 30 at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Gov. Paterson

The mandatory influenza immunization requirement for New York health care workers was suspended Oct. 22 so that the limited vaccine supplies can be used for populations most at risk of serious illness and death.