Vaccines
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Second dose of herpes zoster vaccine beneficial to seniors
Individuals approaching 70 years of age should consider a herpes zoster booster shot to maintain cellular immunity at later stages of life.
Conference Coverage
AAP: Histories key to differentiating recurrent and periodic fevers
Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards tells how understanding a child’s fever history and other symptoms is key to determining what is causing the fever and what...
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Pneumococcal serotypes likely to cause invasive disease dropped after PCV13 introduced
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Pro-vaccine community outreach campaign appears successful in Australia
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Flu vaccines highly effective for pregnant women and their children
Within 1 month after vaccination, the seroprotection rate against all influenza strains was above the recommended threshold level of 1:40 in more...
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Study: Exposure history critical to design of universal flu vaccine
In a study with implications for the development of new influenza vaccine strategies, researchers discovered that patients with lower levels of...
Practice Alert
ACIP weighs in on meningococcal B vaccines
Although not recommended for routine vaccination, either of the 2 approved MenB vaccines may be considered by individuals 16 to 23 years of age,...
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Prime-boost flu vaccination strategy effective in children
Key clinical point: A prime-boost flu vaccination strategy was found effective in children and adolescents. Major finding: Compared with no...
Conference Coverage
ACR: Don’t give pneumococcal vaccine to CAPS, Behçet’s patients
Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger severe local and systemic inflammatory reactions in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes,...
Conference Coverage
Shingles vaccine protection lasted about 5 years in autoimmune disease patients
Protection against shingles appeared to wane 5 years after patients with autoimmune diseases received the live herpes zoster vaccine.
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Afghanistan still struggling with poliovirus
Afghanistan experienced a “major setback” in its efforts to eradicate polio in 2014, after having made significant progress towards elimination of...