Vaccines
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Review offers reassurance on prenatal Tdap vaccination safety
Are prenatal Tdap vaccinations safe during the second and third trimester? New findings suggest that they probably are.
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Adverse event reporting in second-dose varicella vaccination shows no surprises
No new or unexpected adverse events were reported in association with second-dose varicella vaccination in children age 4-18 years.
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Teen vaccines: Where we are now, and how can we go further?
Two new clinical reports issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics say clinicians need to lead the charge to change adolescent undervaccination...
News from the FDA/CDC
ACIP releases updated guidance for adult vaccinations
Effectiveness of certain flu vaccine formulations may be unacceptably low in certain populations.
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Model: Quadrivalent vaccine could cost effectively cut MSM’s HPV-related cancers
Use of a quadrivalent HPV vaccine in men who have sex with men would cost effectively provide herd immunity against anogenital warts and HPV-...
News
It isn’t over until it’s over
Dr. Kristina Bryant discusses what you need to know about poliovirus.
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Don’t delay pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for preterm infants
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Childhood PCV program produces overall protection
Childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines continue to indirectly produce widespread societal protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, a...
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Double-dose influenza vaccine effective against type B strains
All children under the age of 3 years benefited from double-dose IIV4 vaccination.
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Children in United States vaccinated for polio elsewhere may require revaccination
Poliovirus vaccinations for children in the United States who may have been vaccinated elsewhere must meet ACIP recommendations to ensure...
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PCV effective against HNIs, pHNIs that require hospitalization in immunized children
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in immunized children show effectiveness against head and neck infections (HNIs), especially against...