Vaccines
Conference Coverage
ACIP approves minor changes to pediatric hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
ACIP approves minor changes to hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children.
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Pertussis susceptibility estimates call for public health push
Pertussis susceptibility estimates call for a public health push.
Conference Coverage
Study: No link between vaccines, inhibitor development
Pediatric vaccinations given near the time of factor VIII exposure are not linked with inhibitor development in patients with severe hemophilia A...
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Review offers reassurance on prenatal Tdap vaccination safety
Are prenatal Tdap vaccinations safe during the second and third trimester? New findings suggest that they probably are.
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Adverse event reporting in second-dose varicella vaccination shows no surprises
No new or unexpected adverse events were reported in association with second-dose varicella vaccination in children age 4-18 years.
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Teen vaccines: Where we are now, and how can we go further?
Two new clinical reports issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics say clinicians need to lead the charge to change adolescent undervaccination...
ID Consult
It isn’t over until it’s over
Dr. Kristina Bryant discusses what you need to know about poliovirus.
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Don’t delay pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for preterm infants
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Childhood PCV program produces overall protection
Childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines continue to indirectly produce widespread societal protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, a...
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Double-dose influenza vaccine effective against type B strains
All children under the age of 3 years benefited from double-dose IIV4 vaccination.
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Children in United States vaccinated for polio elsewhere may require revaccination
Poliovirus vaccinations for children in the United States who may have been vaccinated elsewhere must meet ACIP recommendations to ensure...