Vaccines
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More vaccinated people dying of COVID as fewer get booster shots
But the case for the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters versus skipping the shots remains strong.
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AAP issues guidelines to combat rise in respiratory illness
The group outlines measures to optimize resources to manage a surge of patients.
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EHR reminders boost well-child visits, vax rates
More children in a mostly low-income cohort completed the visits and got COVID vaccines when they got an automated reminder through a patient...
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Birth method affects microbiome and vaccination response
Babies born vaginally have a different microbiome to those born by Caesarean section and have heightened responses to childhood vaccinations.
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More children should be getting flu vaccines
As of the week ending Oct. 15, only about 22.1% of eligible children had been immunized.
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Medicaid coverage of HPV vaccine in adults: Implications in dermatology
Widespread coverage should encourage dermatologists to identify patients at risk for HPV and recommend vaccination.
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HPV vaccine effectiveness dependent on age at receipt
HPV vaccination does not have any therapeutic effect on HPV infections already acquired, which is likely to explain the difference in infection...
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COVID bivalent booster better vs. recent Omicron subvariants: Pfizer
An ongoing phase 2 trail shows the vaccine offered the strongest protection in people older than 55 years.
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RSV vaccine given during pregnancy protects newborns: Pfizer
The company reported the vaccine prevented severe illness particularly well during the first 90 days of life, with measurable protection ......
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Shortage reported of antibiotic commonly used for children
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued an alert for the amoxicillin shortage last week via its real time drug shortage database...
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25 years of chickenpox vaccine: 91 million cases prevented
“The declines in deaths, let alone hospitalizations, were jaw-dropping. I hadn’t really seen a synthesis of the impact of one and two doses.”