Vaccines
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ACIP votes to scrap LAIV vaccine for 2016-2017 influenza season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted to scrap the use of the live attenuated...
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ACIP recommends MenACWY vaccine for HIV-infected persons 2 months and older
ACIP recommends HIV-infected persons 2 months and older receive the meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine.
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Vaccinations in certain combinations may slightly increase febrile seizure risk
Although the risk of febrile seizures in the population studied was low in general, it was higher for those receiving concomitantly administered...
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Children receiving Japanese encephalitis vaccine tolerated it well
Children given the inactivated Vero cell–derived vaccine to prevent diseases caused by Japanese encephalitis virus tolerated it well.
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Maternal vaccination against pertussis can protect premature infants
Maternal immunization in the early third trimester (from 28 weeks’ gestation) may protect premature infants from pertussis, study results found....
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Maternal flu shot offers far-reaching protection
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Take time to talk to vaccine refusers
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Ontario’s infant rotavirus immunization program found effective
A Canadian publicly funded rotavirus immunization program was successful in preventing hospitalizations and ED visits for RV-specific acute...
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Hepatitis A and B combo vaccinations remain effective after 15 years
Young adults who received a combined hepatitis A and B vaccination at age 12-15 years maintained immunity after 15 years, making a booster shot...
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Hepatitis B vaccine in infancy provides long-term protection into adolescence
Pediatric doses of hepatitis B vaccine can provide long-term protection against hepatitis B up to 15-16 years.