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Doctors urge Congress to pass Zika funding
Without additional, specific funding, development of a Zika vaccine would be severely limited, as would studies critical for protecting women and...
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Parents support school-based HPV vaccination
Approximately 86% of middle school students were vaccinated against HPV in a school setting in a review of data from a service project involving...
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PCV vaccines less prominent in children with meningitis
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AAP: MenB vaccines are safe for healthy adolescents, young adults
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Rotavirus vaccination herd effect benefits newborns and infants
Unvaccinated newborns and infants 42 days old or younger had significantly fewer rotavirus infections after the introduction of a universal mass...
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AAP speaks out on dismissal of vaccine-refusing patients, vaccine hesitancy
The American Academy of Pediatrics acknowledges it is an acceptable option for physicians to dismiss families from their practice if they refuse...
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Vaccine refusals and pediatrician dismissals increasing
Further, the proportion of doctors choosing to dismiss vaccination-refusing families doubled between 2006 and 2013, the survey found.
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HPV vaccination rates grow slowly
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United States nears 1,400 cases of Zika in pregnant women
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Hepatitis B vaccine response suppressed by maternal antibodies
Maternal immunity to hepatitis B suppresses infant response to vaccination.
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Summer flu? Think variant swine influenza virus infection
Dr. Kristina K. Bryant discusses variant swine influenza virus infection.