Vaccines
From the Journals
Polyethylene glycol linked to rare allergic reactions seen with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
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Top questions answered about COVID-19 boosters for your patients
“The biggest concerns are that everyone wants it and they don’t know where to get it.”
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CDC chief overrules panel, OKs boosters for health care workers
Panelists “did not buy the need in occupational or institutional settings.”
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COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy may protect baby, too
“The presence of these anti-spike antibodies in the cord blood should, at least in theory, offer these newborns some degree of protection,” a...
News from the FDA/CDC
HPV vaccine safety concerns up 80% from 2015 to 2018
The mismatch between increasing vaccine safety concerns and decreasing adverse events suggests that disinformation may be driving these concerns...
Opinion
Adolescent immunizations and protecting our children from COVID-19
Now, we have another adolescent vaccine to discuss and encourage our patients to receive.
News from the FDA/CDC
Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer and J&J
“Understanding differences in [vaccine effectiveness] by vaccine product can guide individual choices and policy recommendations regarding vaccine...
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COVID vaccine is safe, effective for children aged 5-11, Pfizer says
A lower dose of the vaccine – just 10 mg – has been tested in children between the ages of 5 and 11.
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FDA panel backs Pfizer's COVID booster for 65 and older, those at high risk
This followed an earlier 16-2 vote by the panel rejecting a booster dose for Americans age 16 and over.
Opinion
Pandemic goal deficiency disorder
Articulating a national goal that covers both communities where the response to the pandemic has been less thoughtful and robust along with states...
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HPV infection during pregnancy ups risk of premature birth
Researchers believe the risk of preterm births due to HPV infections could be significantly reduced by HPV vaccinations.