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Tdap effectiveness wanes rapidly in teens
The Tdap vaccine’s effectiveness against pertussis wanes so rapidly in the year after administration in teens that it provides too little...
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Majority of children aged 6-23 months are not vaccinated for flu
Less than half of children aged 6-23 months are vaccinated for influenza in the United States, according to an analysis of data obtained via the...
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HPV vaccinations get a boost from MOC requirements
Pediatricians saw an increase in the human papillomavirus vaccines administered after participating in a maintenance of certification Part IV...
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Meningococcal B vaccine added to 2016 immunization schedule
The new 2016 recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents reflects the addition of meningococcal B vaccine and various other...
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Hepatitis B vaccine protection lasts 30 years
Ninety percent of patients in a 1981 hepatitis B vaccine trial still had evidence of immune protection 30 years later, according to a study in the...
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No increased death risk from vaccination in adolescents, young adults
Risk of death is not increased in people aged 9-26 years old in the 30 days after receiving any vaccination.
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Mixed rotavirus vaccine schedules safe and effective
Mixing the RotaTeq and Rotarix rotavirus vaccines schedules resulted in noninferior immunogenicity, compared with using only one vaccine schedule...
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Epic fail
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Maternal immunization during pregnancy: lessons learned, and emerging opportunities
Dr. Joseph B. Domachowske discusses maternal immunization during pregnancy and an investigational maternal RSV vaccine.
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Single and double dose of MenACWY-CRM series are immunogenic
Both single-dose and two-dose meningococcal CRM-conjugate vaccine series (MenACWY-CRM) were immunogenic, but antibody responses were greater in...
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Meningococcal conjugate vaccine safe, effective with other vaccines
The quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-CRM can be safely coadministered with other routine vaccines in all age groups, according...