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Penbraya Vaccine for Meningitis Vaccine May Be On the Way
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – A new vaccine recommended Wednesday by independent advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could provide more comprehensive protection from...
CDC Advisers Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get Mpox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – High-risk men should still get their mpox vaccinations even after the ongoing outbreak ends, advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended...
Vaccination Coverage Increased in 2022, but Still Below 2019 Levels
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – Worldwide, there was an increase in immunization during 2022, but coverage was lower than in 2019, according to research published in the Oct. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers...
Increase in Hepatitis A Vaccination Needed to Prevent Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – Nearly two-thirds of those with hepatitis A virus (HAV)-related deaths have at least one documented indication for HAV vaccine, and only 4 percent have evidence of...
CDC Advisors Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get MPox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – High-risk men should still get their mpox vaccinations even after the ongoing outbreak ends, advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended W...
Improved Meningitis Vaccine, Penbraya, May Be On the Way
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – A new vaccine recommended Wednesday by independent advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could provide more comprehensive protection from...
Shortage of Shots That Protect Babies Against RSV Prompts CDC Alert
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – Demand for a new shot that protects babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has outpaced supply, prompting U.S. health officials to recommend the doses be saved for...
Study Identifies Parent/Caregiver COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Parent/caregiver concerns about COVID-19 vaccines include infertility and general concerns about vaccines, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Pediatrics. Aubree ...
Pandemic Didn't Lower Parents' Trust in Childhood Vaccines
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- Lots of vaccine disinformation spread during the pandemic, and doctors worried that may have given some parents pause about not only the risks of the COVID shot, but of ...
IDSA: Intranasal Live-Attenuated COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Response
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Two doses of a novel intranasal live-attenuated COVID-19 vaccine, CoviLiv, induce poly-antigenic immune response, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...
IDSA: Maternal RSVpreF Vaccine Would Cut Clinical, Economic Burden
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 – Maternal vaccination with a bivalent stabilized prefusion F subunit respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (RSVpreF) is projected to reduce the clinical and economic...
Lag on Uptake of New COVID-19 Vaccines
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Following a rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have now gotten the newly updated COVID-19 vaccines. Unfortunately, that is still lagging behind the number who...
More Than 7 Million Americans Have Gotten the New COVID Shots
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Following a rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have now gotten the newly updated COVID vaccines. Unfortunately, that’s still lagging behind the number who sought b...
Flu Shots Up for Children in States With Vaccine Mandate
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – Children living in states with a vaccine mandate during the 2020 to 2021 influenza season had a higher predicted probability of receiving an influenza vaccine, according to...
Local Rates of Flu, RSV Show Up in a City's Wastewater
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – Toilet bowls reveal much about the health of a community, alerting scientists to coming outbreaks of flu and other seasonal viruses, researchers say. “Just one flush can h...
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