National Immunization Awareness Month: Are You Caught Up?
August is National Immunization Awareness month, sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an effort to promote the importance of immunizations, we have put together a list of resources for healthcare professionals to keep abreast of the latest news and education.
NEWS
BCG Vaccine May Ward Off Other Infections, Too
A new review evaluated the protective effectiveness of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine against nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in immunocompetent individuals. Read More
Does Statin Use Affect Flu Vaccination Effectiveness?
Recent data suggest that statin use may affect influenza vaccination effectiveness. A new study, however, examines the association further in a cohort of nearly 3 million Medicare beneficiaries. Read More
Maternal Tdap Vaccination Affects Infants’ Immune Response
While immunization of pregnancy women with Tdap has been shown to provide protection against pertussis in newborns, the effects of this on the infant’s immune response to primary vaccination at 2, 4, and 6 months and booster vaccination at 12 months of age are unknown. Read More
PODCASTS
Pertussis Resurgence and Vaccination: What You Need to Know
Julia A. Piwoz, MD, who is the Chief of the Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, talks about the pertussis resurgence and how it relates to vaccination, vaccination in pregnancy, and more. Listen Now
Vaccinations for the Elderly: What Physicians Need to Know
Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, MD, PhD, who is an infectious diseases specialist at West Health and the University of California at San Diego, discusses CDC-recommended vaccinations in the elderly population. Listen Now
PEER-REVIEWED CONTENT
A College Senior Seeks Advice Regarding a Semester of Travel
A college senior visits the office to seek knowledge and advice regarding on an upcoming summer of volunteer work in Africa. How would you advise this patient? Find Out
Is This Rash Related to a Vaccine?
A 7-year-old boy presented with an intensely pruritic rash on the body. The rash appeared in crops. The lesions appeared initially as rose-colored papules, which progressed rapidly to papules and vesicles, and finally crusted. The parents recalled that approximately 2 weeks ago, he had contact with another child with similar lesions. Find Out
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