Vaccines
News from the FDA/CDC
ACIP updates recommendations for adult vaccines
The update includes changes regarding the administration of the influenza, HPV, hepatitis A and B, meningitis B, and PCV13 vaccines.
Article
Bringing the HPV vaccination rate into line with other adolescent immunizations
Use simple practice measures and counsel parents with compelling evidence to help correct the low uptake of this vital vaccine.
News
Two national analyses confirm safety of 9vHPV vaccine
Among 28 million doses delivered since 2015, 7,244 adverse events were reported – an event rate of 1 per 7 million vaccinations.
News
Newborns’ maternal protection against measles wanes within 6 months
Despite findings of infants’ high susceptibility to measles as early as 3 months old, current epidemiological evidence does not support changes in...
Conference Coverage
Advances in digital otoscopy help improve AOM diagnoses
NEW ORLEANS – “The availability of digital otoscopy in the office setting may improve our diagnostic skills and...
Conference Coverage
Tide beginning to turn on vaccine hesitancy
NEW ORLEANS – “Is it your inalienable right as a U.S. citizen to allow your child to catch and transmit a...
News
Measles infection linked to impaired ‘immune memory’
Measles virus infection is associated with significant reductions in pathogen epitopes and antibody reservoirs.
News
Measles causes B-cell changes, leading to ‘immune amnesia’
This leads to an increase of secondary infections after a bout of measles.
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Long-term antibiotics & stroke, CHD; Postvaccination seizures; more
Topics include: Poor response to statins • Postvaccination seizures • Hydroxychloroquine adherence in SLE • Long-term antibiotics & stroke,...
News
Religious vaccination exemptions may be personal belief exemptions in disguise
A new study examines how rates of religious exemptions for vaccination differ when personal belief exemptions are available and what happens when...