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Provider recommendation key to boosting teen HPV vaccines
“Targeted strategies are needed to increase coverage and narrow down inequalities.”
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HPV vaccination with Cervarix ‘unmasks’ cervical lesions from non-vax strains
The increase wasn’t enough to offset the overall benefit of vaccination when all genotypes were considered, said the researchers.
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FDA authorizes COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months
The data show that the “known and potential benefits” of the vaccines outweigh any potential risks, the agency said.
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People with HIV may need an additional COVID vaccine dose
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ECDC gives guidance on prevention and treatment of monkeypox
“Most current cases have presented with mild symptoms of the disease,”
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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID vaccine for children younger than 5
Children in this age group – the last to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines – could begin getting shots as early as June 21.
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COVID-19 vaccines equally effective in patients on dialysis
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CDC says about 20% get long COVID. New models try to define it
“Those numbers are high and it’s alarming. But we’ve been sounding the alarm for quite some time, and we’ve been assuming that about one in five...
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FDA, AMA prepare for potential COVID-19 shots for children younger than 6
“We strongly urge all parents to get their infants and toddlers vaccinated as soon as they are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine,” said AMA...
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Rabies: CDC updates and simplifies preexposure prophylaxis vaccination recommendations
“I hope more people will take advantage of the titer checks and potentially save the patient some money.”