Vaccines
From the Journals
Parents say cancer prevention is the best reason to give HPV vaccine
Other reasons that ranked high were appeals to the vaccine’s lasting benefit and safety.
Conference Coverage
ACIP votes to recommend new strains for the 2018-2019 flu vaccine
From the Journals
Additional training may be warranted for clinicians administering DTaP
Track record reveals need to reduce vaccine errors.
Conference Coverage
Impact of varicella vaccination on herpes zoster is not what was expected
MALMO, SWEDEN – Real-world data shoot down the exogenous boosting hypothesis.
From the Journals
Vaccine nonmedical exemptions creating metro ‘hotspots’
Maricopa County, Ariz., had almost 3,000 unimmunized kindergartners in 2016-2017.
Conference Coverage
Vaccine-related febrile seizures have zero developmental impact
MALMO, SWEDEN – Aussie study shows Bayley III scores 12-24 months later were identical to those of healthy controls.
Conference Coverage
Jump start immunizations in NICU
MALMO, SWEDEN – “Within our unit a small number of quality improvement measures enabled us to drastically increase our vaccination rate.” –...
Conference Coverage
Simple tool improves inpatient influenza vaccination rates
TORONTO – The influenza rate could have been improved by an additional 22% had 77% of patients not refused vaccination.
Latest News
NIH launches early Ebola treatment trial
A phase 1 study of a potential new Ebola treatment has begun at the NIH, examining the safety of monoclonal antibody mAb114 in healthy volunteers...
Conference Coverage
HBV birth dose predicts vaccine adherence
Infants who do not receive the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose are less likely to be up-to-date on recommended vaccines by 19 months, results from...
Letters from Maine
The double-edged sword
Mass distribution of a broad-spectrum antibiotic to preschool children reduced mortality in three sub-Saharan African countries.