Vaccines
From the Journals
Measles 2019: Most cases occurred in close-knit, undervaccinated communities
CDC researcher report on 22 outbreaks in 17 states.
Feature
Massachusetts tops state vaccination rankings
Where did your state finish?
ID Consult
Taking vaccines to the next level via mucosal immunity
Protection at the mucosal level will likely be needed for success against norovirus, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ...
From the Journals
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.
News from the FDA/CDC
Measles cases continue to decline
Only two new cases were reported during the week ending Sept. 5.
Feature
Measles outbreak in New York City has ended
More than 650 individuals have been affected since the outbreak began in October of 2018.
From the Journals
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...
From the Journals
MenB vaccination coverage higher in those receiving MenB-4C
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News
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.
Conference Coverage
No teen herd immunity for 4CMenB in landmark trial
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – The Australian “B Part of It” study didn’t show difference in carriage of disease-causing ...
News from the FDA/CDC
New measles outbreak reported in western N.Y.
CDC: United States now more than 1,200 confirmed measles cases in 2019.