Vaccines
Conference Coverage
Simple QI intervention helped improve HPV vaccination rates
TORONTO - Acting on what had been missed opportunities in the past improved teen HPV vaccine rates.
From the Journals
Persistent providers sway parents to accept HPV vaccination
Doctors who engage with parents can likely give HPV vaccine that day.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Do HPV vaccines really cut cancer risk?
And Zika's had a costly effect on blood donor screening.
Conference Coverage
Analysis finds inconsistent uptake of meningococcal B vaccines
TORONTO – Well-to-do teens were more likely than poorer ones to have received the meningococcal B vaccine in Philadelphia County, Pa.
From the Journals
Cochrane report: HPV vaccine proves its worth in adolescent, young adult women
Data support value of prophylactic vaccination to prevent cervical cancer in adolescent and young adult women.
From the Journals
Unusual skin reactions to aluminum patch test seen in some children
The girls were tested because of reactions to vaccines.
From the Journals
Too few Michigan children with SCD receive pneumococcal, meningococcal vaccines
Children with SCD still were doing better than those without the disease in up-to-date vaccination status.
ID Consult
International travel updates
No matter the destination, you want to make sure your patients are medically prepared and only return home with one thing: souvenirs.
News
MenB vaccine receives breakthrough therapy designation for children aged 1-9 years
Trumenba is the first MenB vaccine to receive this designation for use in children aged 1-9 years.
Conference Coverage
Measles exacts high toll among Europe’s youngest citizens
MADRID – Children younger than 12 months who contracted measles were seven times more likely to die of the disease than were children 2 years and...
From the Journals
No increased intussusception risk from rotavirus vaccine in Africa
This is reassuring, based on the tremendous health benefits that rotavirus vaccine gives in African countries in countering diarrheal disease.