Vaccines
From the Journals
Fewer than 20% of eligible children received the recommended two doses of flu vaccine
Children given an initial two-dose vaccination against the flu have a significantly lower odds of getting the flu, compared with those who have...
News from the FDA/CDC
Progress report: Elimination of neonatal tetanus
Forty-five countries have achieved elimination since 2000.
From the Journals
Standing orders for vaccines may improve pediatric vaccination rates
Commentary
Preventable diseases could gain a foothold because of COVID-19
Measles and influenza are two deadly infectious diseases for which there are vaccines.
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Upcoming vaccine may offset surge in polio subtypes
Response to polio outbreaks involves fast-tracking a modified oral vaccine.
News
Dengue vaccine deemed acceptable by most doctors, fewer parents
Surveys of doctors and parents in Puerto Rico showed a high level of interest in dengue vaccination.
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Antibiotic resistance rises among pneumococcus strains in kids
Evolution is at work in the emergence of vaccine-resistance serotypes not included in the PCV-13 vaccine.
From the Journals
Vaccinating most girls could eliminate cervical cancer within a century
A model suggests that universal girls-only HPV vaccination could prevent 61 million cases of cervical cancer.
From the Journals
Delaying flu vaccine didn’t drop fever rate for childhood immunizations
Season-to-season variation in the influenza vaccine’s pyrogenicity might muddy the waters, however.
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FDA approves novel pandemic influenza vaccine
This is the first and only adjuvanted, cell-based pandemic vaccine to provide active immunization against influenza A virus H5N1 strain.
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Why is AOM frequency decreasing in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era?