Immunization

Clinicians must remember the point of vaccines was not to prevent infection, but to decrease severity of illness, says infectious disease specialist Gopi Patel, MD.

Gopi Patel, MD, emphasizes the importance of promoting vaccination and infection prevention measures among fellow clinicians, as well as patients, this season.

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IDWeek 2023. The study identified disparities in coverage related to age, race, ethnicity, household income, insurance status, and prior influenza vaccination.

Researchers say findings demonstrate the capacity to use an existing influenza vaccine effectiveness network to study a large immunocompromised population.

IDWeek 2023: Adolescents expressed a preference for a combination vaccine covering serogroups A, B, C, W, Y of invasive meningococcal disease, reported researchers.

Findings underscore the persistence of disparities in meningococcal vaccination coverage in the US, particularly for vaccination against serogroup B.

A 2-question quiz on the ACIP's recommendations on the new COVID-19 monovalent vaccines that provide protection from currently circulating strains.

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is refreshed with 2023-2024 formula targeting the XBB.1.5 strain.

Members of the ACIP voted on Friday to recommend Pfizer’s maternal bivalent RSVpreF vaccine to protect newborns from severe RSV illness.

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Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 may decrease the symptoms of post-COVID conditions, such as abdominal pain and weakness, according to new study.

Findings from a recent study show a broad spectrum of possible clinical manifestations of IRD following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination.

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ACC 2023. Electronic nudges highlighting the potential cardiovascular benefits of flu vaccination led to a modest uptake in vaccination rates among older adults in Denmark, according to results of the NUDGE-FLU trial.

Vaccine uptake this respiratory virus season is lagging compared to previous years, says Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Distinguishing between influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and persuading vaccine-weary patients to get vaccinated are some of the challenges this season, says William Schaffner, MD.

Preliminary estimates showed relative bivalent booster dose vaccine effectiveness against XBB/XBB.1.5 for at least the first 3 months after vaccination.

Among the CDC vaccine advisory group's recommendations are adding COVID-19 vaccines to the Vaccine for Children program and allowing PCV20 shots for those who previously received PCV13.

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One in 7 parents have not discussed vaccines with their child's primary clinician during the 2-year pandemic period, according to a CS Mott Children's Hospital poll.

A vaccine against fentanyl could stop the intense euphoria the drug creates and also block dangerous physiologic responses like respiratory depression, a new study suggests.

I have admitted infants to the hospital every winter for 40 years, yet I still don't have good answers for anxious parents watching their child struggling to breathe.

Topline phase 3 trial data showed 81.8% efficacy for the maternal vaccine against severe RSV-related illness in infants from birth through first 90 days of life.

The GSK RSV vaccine candidate has received favorable international regulatory attention which may be an auspicious sign for the US.

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Efficacy of the RZV vaccine against herpes zoster infection remained >80% in a long-term follow-up study representing 10 years since initial immunization.