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Polio in 2022: Some concerns but vaccine still works
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
Regardless of the era in which one got polio vaccine, vaccine protection appears to persist indefinitely after three doses.
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ICYMI articles featuring 9 important developments of the past year – and COVID is still here
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
We can’t affect most of the world’s big problems, but we can continue to do what pediatric providers have always done well – share the best...
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To vaccinate 6-month- to 5-year-olds against SARS-CoV-2 or not to vaccinate
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
My take is that children 6-months to 5-years-old deserve SARS-CoV-2–induced vaccine protection and we can and should strongly recommend it as...
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Commentary: WHO, UNICEF warn about increased risk of measles outbreaks
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Antibiotics use and vaccine antibody levels
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Emerging tick-borne pathogen has spread to state of Georgia
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge across the U.S.
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Meningococcal vaccine shows moderate protective effect against gonorrhea
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Adolescents are undertested for STIs
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Norovirus vaccine candidates employ different approaches
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary - TB treatment can be shortened for most children: Study
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Commentary: Nirsevimab protects healthy infants from RSV
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
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Treatment duration for acute otitis media – so many choices
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
Even though the number of potential antibiotics has contracted in the past 20 years, the need to individualize AOM treatment remains important and...
News
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Extensive limb swelling after vaccines – including SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
The bottom line is that the management of pediatric ELS after SARS-CoV-2 vaccines should be the same as after standard vaccines.
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The lost year – even for common respiratory viruses
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- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
Blunted 2019-2020 and nearly absent 2020-2021 respiratory virus season may have set the stage for intense 2021-2022 rebounds for the non–SARS-CoV-...