Vaccines
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Text messages prompt parents to vaccinate their kids
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FDA approves peramivir, first IV flu antiviral
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Hispanic infants hit hardest in 2014 pertussis epidemic
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Influenza-related visits to hospitals, EDs remain high for young children despite increase in vaccinations
Key clinical point: Although vaccinations increased between 2000 and 2011 in Davidson County, Tenn., overall vaccinations remained under 50%....
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Tdap during pregnancy: No link to adverse outcomes
Key clinical point: Receipt of the pertussis vaccine during pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth, SGA birth, or hypertensive disorders...
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HPV vaccine rates perpetuate racial and geographic cancer disparities
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Low IgG1/high IgG4 ratios seen in pregnancy may alter flu vaccine response
Key clinical point: Changes during pregnancy may diminish the effects of influenza vaccine, requiring a new approach to vaccination in this...
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How to handle questions about vaccine safety
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FDA approves Trumenba vaccine for serogroup B meningitis
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Post-PCV13 findings prompt continued surveillance
Key clinical point: PCV13 has had a beneficial effect on the rates of invasive pneumococcal infection, but continued surveillance is warranted....
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Pediatric ID hospitalizations down after vaccine introductions
Key clinical point: Pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccine introductions have been associated with decreases in the rate of pediatric infectious...