Vaccines
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ICEID: Flu shots significantly decrease disease severity, duration
Although not always effective at preventing disease, influenza vaccinations play a significant role in decreasing the severity and duration of...
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NIH study aims for better understanding of RSV
Researchers plan to develop a better understanding of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with the aim of developing future RSV antivirals and...
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Data suggest low vaccine exemption rates, but more granular data are needed
Parents of children in kindergarten in general are seeking exemptions from vaccination requirements for 1.7% of this population.
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Surveillance data support early flu vaccination
Influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2010-2011 through 2013-2014 flu seasons was moderate for up to 6 months post-vaccination – about the...
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Vaccine-derived polio case presents new challenges to eradication
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PCV13 boosts pediatric pneumococcal meningitis antibiotic susceptibility
Key clinical point: For children fully immunized with PCV13, empiric vancomycin may soon no longer be needed for pneumococcal meningitis. Major...
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Most pediatric norovirus cases occur from 6 to 23 months
Should norovirus vaccines currently in development gain approval, immunization should be completed before age 6 months to provide the most benefit...
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States looking for more effective ways to encourage vaccinations
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Pneumococcal vaccination rates increase with intervention
A pediatric rheumatology clinic substantially increased the pneumococcal vaccination rates of their high-risk patients through a targeted,...
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Quadrivalent flu vaccine administration nearly equal to trivalent usage in 2013-2014 season
Administration of the quadrivalent influenza vaccine in U.S. children nearly matched that of the trivalent vaccine during the 2013-2014 flu season...