Vaccines
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Surveillance for measles is a victim of the COVID pandemic
Having a “cohort of children who have missed measles vaccine creates the reservoir of susceptibility that will provide the nidus for the next big...
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30% of docs say they don’t want own kids 5-11 to get COVID vaccine
All of the unvaccinated physicians who responded to the poll said they had no confidence in the vaccine for kids.
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Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non–COVID-19 vaccinations
Despite a rebound, immunization rates are still lower than in 2019, and disparities in rates between racial and economic groups, particularly for...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: All adults should be eligible for Pfizer, Moderna boosters
More than 70 million adults are now eligible for booster shots in the United States, but only about 31 million people have received one.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Thirty percent of hospital workers in U.S. still unvaccinated
Health care personnel “are not fully immune from vaccine misinformation.”
News
FDA authorizes COVID boosters for all U.S. adults
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet on Nov. 19 to review the science supporting a more widespread need for booster...
Practice Alert Podcast
ACIP simplifies adult vaccinations for HepB and pneumonia
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently updated its recommendations on adult vaccinations for hepatitis B and...
Conference Coverage
mRNA COVID vaccine response found mostly robust in RA, SLE patients
A trial found that immunosuppressed adults with autoimmune disease had a robust antibody response to the mRNA vaccine with no excess adverse...
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Pfizer seeks EUA expansion for COVID-19 booster
Pfizer is submitting a study of booster effects on 10,000 people to make its case.
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COVID vaccines’ protection dropped sharply over 6 months: Study
“Although vaccination remains protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection, protection waned as the Delta variant emerged in the U.S.”
Feature
ACIP recommends HBV vaccination for all adults under 60
“The past decade has illustrated that risk-based screening has got us as far as it can take us.”