Vaccines
Commentary
Helpful Web site facilitates vaccination reimbursement
Clinical Inquiries
Which asthma patients should get the pneumococcal vaccine?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 64 YEARS who have chronic lung disease, including asthma, should get the vaccine, as...
Commentary
Can I get my flu shot today?
Practice Alert
Pandemic and seasonal flu: What you need to know
These recommendations on prevention and treatment will help you prepare for the coming flu season.
Practice Alert
CDC recommendations expand vaccine indications
Children ages 5-18 should get the flu vaccine. Asthma patients and smokers should get the pneumococcal vaccine.
Practice Alert
CDC: Older kids should get annual flu vaccine, too
Routine vaccination should include 5- to 18-year-olds and start this year, if possible.
Practice Alert
MEASLES HITS HOME: Sobering lessons from 2 travel-related outbreaks
Measles recently infected US residents not considered at risk, as well as the unvaccinated.
Practice Alert
Vaccine update: New CDC recommendations from 2007
Practice Alert
Varicella vaccination: 2 doses now the standard
The nation’s top vaccine panel now calls for 2 doses of the varicella vaccine in young children—not one. Doing so reduces the risk of breakthrough...
Original Research
How can you improve vaccination rates among older African Americans?
Patients want you to address their fear of drug interactions and allergic reactions.
Practice Alert
Flu vaccination rates: How can you do better?
Offer the vaccine to anyone who wants it, both before and during flu season, stresses the CDC.