Vaccines
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Maternal immunization during pregnancy: lessons learned, and emerging opportunities
Dr. Joseph B. Domachowske discusses maternal immunization during pregnancy and an investigational maternal RSV vaccine.
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Single and double dose of MenACWY-CRM series are immunogenic
Both single-dose and two-dose meningococcal CRM-conjugate vaccine series (MenACWY-CRM) were immunogenic, but antibody responses were greater in...
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Meningococcal conjugate vaccine safe, effective with other vaccines
The quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-CRM can be safely coadministered with other routine vaccines in all age groups, according...
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Pertussis vaccine possibly ineffective in preschoolers
Preschool-age children who have been fully vaccinated against pertussis can still develop symptoms of illness consistent with a whooping cough...
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Investigational maternal group B strep vaccine well tolerated
An investigational trivalent group B streptococcal vaccine given to pregnant women produced elevated antibody levels in their infants, indicating...
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Save your breath
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses some studies about parents’ vaccine preferences.
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Consider reimmunizing with MMR after HIV-infected children undergo antiretroviral treatment
Reimmunization with a single dose of MMR in children with HIV who have undergone antiretroviral therapy in most cases leads to seroconversion to...
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Novel polio vaccine strains promise improved post-eradication safety
Newly developed polio vaccine strains could replace currently used risky inactivated vaccines, thereby allowing for safer vaccine production in a...
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LAIV, IIV almost equally effective against influenza
Inactivated influenza vaccine and live attenuated influenza vaccine show no significant difference in effectiveness against most strains of...
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The HPV vaccine
Dr. Francine Pearce discusses some controversy regarding the HPV vaccine.