Vaccines
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CDC: More kids hospitalized with COVID since pandemic began
“[It] very well may be that there are just more cases out there, and our children are more vulnerable when they have more cases surrounding them...
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Lack of high school education vaccine hesitancy predictor
“COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a public health threat.”
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Mayo Clinic fires 700 employees for refusing COVID vaccine
Employees had until Jan. 3 to get vaccinated or receive approval for an exemption.
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COVID-19 vaccination has little impact on menstrual cycle
Cycles lengthened by less than a day, duration of periods unchanged.
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CDC panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for ages 12-15
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, must still approve the recommendation for it to take effect.
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Serious problems rare in ages 5-11 from COVID vaccine
“This study demonstrates that unvaccinated children hospitalized for COVID-19 could experience severe disease and reinforces the importance of...
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FDA backs Pfizer booster for 12- to 15-year-olds
The agency also shortened the recommended time between a second dose and the booster to 5 months or more,
Practice Alert
Why mRNA COVID vaccines are preferred (and why patients should be reassured)
On December 16, 2021, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to preferentially recommend messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines over...
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Pfizer COVID vaccine for younger children hits snag
Pfizer reported that its 3-microgram dose generated a protective immune response in those aged 6-24 months but didn’t generate adequate immunity...
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New hepatitis B vaccination recommendations praised amid low awareness
Only 25%-30% of adults in the U.S. are reported to be currently vaccinated for hepatitis B, even though safe and highly effective vaccines are...
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COVID-19 interrupted global poliovirus surveillance and immunization
The pandemic has had a significant impact on polio, accounting for much of this year’s increase in cases.