Infectious Diseases
FDA/CDC
ACIP approves child and adolescent vaccination schedule for 2020
Minor changes in wording and design to child and adolescent ACIP vaccination schedule match updates to adult schedule.
FDA/CDC
ACIP plans flu review for older adults
Work group will address issues of which flu vaccine options may be best for seniors.
FDA/CDC
ACIP recommends two options for pertussis vaccination
Updated language allows use of either Tdap or Td for pertussis booster, prophylaxis, and catch-up immunization, according to ACIP recommendations...
News
New test edges closer to rapid, accurate ID of active TB
The blood-based triage test, which relies upon four host proteins and one TB antigen, is another step closer toward standards proposed by the WHO...
Conference Coverage
In utero Zika exposure can have delayed consequences
Infants born following in utero Zika virus exposure can appear normal at birth but have neurodevelopmental problems later.
News
Influenza: U.S. activity was low this summer
A(H3N2) was predominant, but it’s too early for CDC to make predictions for the fall and winter.
Latest News
California bans “Pay for Delay,” promotes black maternal health, PrEP access
Two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed black maternal health and made PrEP available without a prescription.
News
HCV+ kidney transplants: Similar outcomes to HCV- regardless of recipient serostatus
News
Interventions significantly improve NICU immunization rates
The researchers implemented five interventions and went from fully immunizing slightly more than half to almost every infant in the neonatal ICU...
News
Viral cause of acute flaccid myelitis eludes detection
Acute flaccid myelitis shows a viral etiology but analysis of specimens from affected individuals fails to identify a single viral cause.