The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released a new 2018 recommended immunization schedule, which includes new recommendations for the herpes zoster and measles, mumps, and rubella...
Despite recommendations for Tdap, pneumococcal, influenza and herpes zoster among adults in the US, vaccination coverage continues to be low. In a recent study, researchers investigated factors that...
Researchers recently evaluated the effect of school-located influenza vaccination programs vs usual care on the rates of influenza vaccination among adolescents attending urban and suburban schools.
Although evidence has shown that the current vaccination schedule is safe, the number of parents delaying or refusing to vaccinate their children has increased in recent years. In a recent study,...
In a recent study, researchers evaluated the timeliness of vaccination among young children for several important vaccines including primary vaccines, polio, and the first dose of measles, mumps, and...
Researchers investigated the efficacy of a new live single-dose oral cholera vaccine compared with the standard 2-dose vaccine among individuals living in high-risk cholera epidemic areas in a recent...
While PCV13 is recommended for adults aged 65 years or older to prevent community-acquired pneumonia, it is not recommended for healthy adults younger than age 50 years with comorbidities that put them at...
Currently, little data exists about the impact of the serogroup B meningococcal vaccines MenB-FHbp and MenB-4C on meningococcal carriage and herd protection.
Researchers conducted a survey across 5 countries to examine immunization rates among adults, and potential factors responsible for low vaccination rates.
