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Prime-boost flu vaccination strategy effective in children
Key clinical point: A prime-boost flu vaccination strategy was found effective in children and adolescents. Major finding: Compared with no...
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ACR: Don’t give pneumococcal vaccine to CAPS, Behçet’s patients
Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger severe local and systemic inflammatory reactions in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes,...
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Afghanistan still struggling with poliovirus
Afghanistan experienced a “major setback” in its efforts to eradicate polio in 2014, after having made significant progress towards elimination of...
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Improved supply chain, immunization rates key to global vaccination success
The key element to achieving global vaccination coverage goals may be improving vaccine stock management, suggests a recent report by the Centers...
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Progress toward measles elimination slows
The number of global measles incidences declined and measles vaccine coverage increased between 2000 and 2010, but progress toward eliminating the...
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HPV vaccinations not linked to CRPS and POTS in young women
HPV vaccines do not increase risk of complex regional pain syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in young women.
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AAP: Most parents develop vaccine preferences before pregnancy
Most parents know whether they want to vaccinate their child before the child is even conceived, a study showed.
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Quadrivalent HPV vaccine treats recalcitrant warts in preadolescent children
A quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine was effective at removing therapy-resistant warts from children aged 9-11 years.
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Genomic sequencing technology reveals weakness in malaria vaccine
Genetic variability in the surface protein targeted by an experimental malaria vaccine explains why the vaccine provided only moderate protection...
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Most pediatricians, FPs report vaccine refusal; 14% dismiss families from practice
Most pediatricians and family physicians reported having some families refuse vaccines and 21% of pediatricians reported dismissal from their...