Vaccines
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Single-dose HPV vaccination highly effective
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Poorly controlled asthma predicts COVID-19 hospitalization in children
Cohort study shows higher hospital admission rates that support vaccine prioritization for school-aged children.
From the Journals
HPV vaccines reduce cervical cancer rates in young females
HPV vaccination programs have been remarkably successful at reducing cervical cancer rates in young females provided they are vaccinated early...
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Moderna warns of material drop in vaccine efficacy against Omicron
“There is no world, I think, where [the effectiveness] is the same level … we had with Delta.”
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Big drop in U.S. cervical cancer rates, mortality in younger women
This analysis lines up with previous evidence from U.S. epidemiologic data.
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Pfizer COVID vaccine is 100% effective in adolescents: Study
The clinical trial researchers found no serious safety concerns while following patients for 6 months.
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Surveillance for measles is a victim of the COVID pandemic
Having a “cohort of children who have missed measles vaccine creates the reservoir of susceptibility that will provide the nidus for the next big...
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30% of docs say they don’t want own kids 5-11 to get COVID vaccine
All of the unvaccinated physicians who responded to the poll said they had no confidence in the vaccine for kids.
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Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non–COVID-19 vaccinations
Despite a rebound, immunization rates are still lower than in 2019, and disparities in rates between racial and economic groups, particularly for...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: All adults should be eligible for Pfizer, Moderna boosters
More than 70 million adults are now eligible for booster shots in the United States, but only about 31 million people have received one.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Thirty percent of hospital workers in U.S. still unvaccinated
Health care personnel “are not fully immune from vaccine misinformation.”