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Vaccine adherence hinges on improving science communication
Regardless of novel scientific solutions to COVID, poor communication led to a resistance to accept the tested scientific solution, which...
Feature
You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
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For many, long COVID’s impacts go on and on, major study says
“This infection has become so common in a community because it’s so mild and spreading so rapidly that we’re seeing more long COVID symptoms than...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA: Newborns protected by whooping cough vaccine
“This is the first vaccine approved specifically for use during pregnancy to prevent a disease in young infants whose mothers are vaccinated...
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HPV infection in pregnancy higher among women living with HIV
"Women living with HIV have a sixfold increased rate of developing cervical cancer compared to women without HIV."
Commentary
Is another COVID-19 booster really needed?
Vaccinate the elderly (and some middle aged too, if possible) and the frail as soon as possible with any version of the booster you have available...
Feature
Death of son reinforces flu vaccination message
‘It was too late to start antivirals, so I gave him advice on symptomatic treatment,’ said the father, who is also a doctor. said.
Livin' on the MDedge
Malaria vaccine gets special delivery by tiny health personnel
Plus: Sleeping and sweating the years away and dragon-sized embezzling from a cancer charity.
Feature
Breakthrough COVID studies lend support to use of new boosters in immunosuppressed patients
The findings of two studies underscore the importance of booster vaccine doses in those with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking...
Practice Alert
How well are we doing with adolescent vaccination?
By age 17, adolescents in the United States are recommended to have completed multiple vaccine series to prevent disease. Here’s a report card of...
From the Journals
Can we eliminate measles and rubella worldwide?
“It’s essential to be hitting kids who haven’t already had a routine vaccine.”