Vaccines
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FDA approves first live vaccine for smallpox, monkeypox prevention
Jynneos, a live, nonreplicating vaccine based on the vaccinia virus, for smallpox and monkeypox.
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New engineered HIV-1 vaccine candidate shows improved immunogenicity in early trial
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Australia’s rotavirus outbreak wasn’t caused by vaccine effectiveness decline
But researchers did find evidence that the Rotarix vaccine weakens over time as kids grow older.
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Decision making regarding vaccines varies among accepters, deniers, partial accepters
Vaccine accepters considered the decision to vaccinate as self-evident, while deniers considered anecdotal evidence; partial accepters took much...
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Fifty-one percent of U.S. adolescents fully vaccinated against HPV
The increase this year was attributable only to an increase in HPV vaccination among male teens.
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EULAR updates vaccination recommendations for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease patients
EULAR’s updated guidance on vaccinations for patients with AIIRD starts with an annual status assessment.
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Vaccination is not associated with increased risk of MS
Data indicate an association between vaccination and lower likelihood of incident MS, but do not support conclusions about whether vaccination has...
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Measles cases have slowed but not stopped
CDC removes California from the list of active measles outbreaks.
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Flu vaccine succeeds in TNF inhibitor users
MADRID – The number needed to vaccinate to prevent one case of influenza among patients taking adalimumab is much lower than it is for healthy...
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ACIP approves meningococcal booster for persons at increased risk
Committee recognizes challenges of meningococcal outbreaks on college campuses.