Vaccines
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Statin use increases risk of herpes zoster
Statin use, as well as how recent statin exposure occurred, are significant risk factors of herpes zoster.
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Historic HIV vaccine efficacy study underway in South Africa
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in 7 years is testing whether an experimental vaccine safely prevents HIV infection among...
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IPV boost after initial OPV offers sustained protection to at least 11 months
An IPV boost after initial OPV offers sustained protection against poliovirus to at least 11 months.
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Children in Taiwan being undervaccinated for pertussis
Up to one-fifth of pertussis cases in Taiwanese children aged 3-35 months from 1996 to 2012 could have been prevented with on-time vaccination.
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Meningococcal conjugate vaccination may be associated with increased risk of Bell’s palsy
Meningococcal conjugate vaccine plus another vaccine may be associated with increased risk of Bell’s palsy.
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Only topical lidocaine consistently eased infant vaccine pain
The researchers advised using lidocaine, “given that vaccination pain is iatrogenic and most infants were distressed despite the use of...
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Presume parents want HPV vaccines for tweens
Clinics in which providers presented HPV vaccination as an assumed part of tween health care had a 5% increase in HPV vaccination coverage,...
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Influences and beliefs on vaccine hesitancy remain complex
Vaccine-hesitant mothers had concerns about vaccine ingredients and their effects, about the recommended schedule, and about the medical system....
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Targeted interventions aid in HPV vaccination uptake
ATLANTA – An intervention to improve human papillomavirus vaccination by a large health care system in Washington and Oregon was highly successful...
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Autism risk not increased by maternal influenza infection during pregnancy
Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy does not increase risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children.
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Cultural approach to vaccine hesitancy essential for ethnic communities
Developing interventions to address vaccine hesitancy in tight-knit ethnic communities may require a significantly different approach than it...