Vaccines
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Pertussis Rates Up Compared With Recent Years
The latest available CDC data indicate that Tdap vaccine coverage in adults is approximately 40%, which means that there may be a large number of...
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Updated COVID Vaccines: Who Should Get One, and When?
Both of the updated mRNA vaccines target Omicron’s KP.2 strain of the JN.1 lineage.
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As Interest From Families Wanes, Pediatricians Scale Back on COVID Shots
Pediatricians are unsure how many COVID vaccines to order as interest drops, and each shot expires in 30 days.
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Part of Taking a Good (Human) Patient History Includes Asking About Pet Vaccinations
Following trends in humans, rates of vaccination in pets have decreased in recent years.
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The New Formula for Stronger, Longer-Lasting Vaccines
Stanford researchers have developed a new vaccine helper that combines two kinds of adjuvants.
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Whooping Cough Likely on Pace for a 5-Year High
This year in the United States, more than 10,000 whooping cough cases have been reported, compared with 2815 cases in all of 2023.
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Viral Season 2024-2025: Try for An Ounce of Prevention
In addition to hygiene and self-care we now have vaccinations aimed to prevent COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
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Study Links Newer Shingles Vaccine to Delayed Dementia Diagnosis
The current study made use of a “natural experiment” in the United States, which switched over from use of the live vaccine to the recombinant...
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New Mid-Year Vaccine Recommendations From ACIP
New recommendations and or new vaccinations are available for RSV, COVID, pneumococcal disease, and flu.
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Don’t Forget Adult Hepatitis Vaccinations
The CDC now recommends universal hepatitis B vaccination and increased vaccination of those at risk for hepatitis A.
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Online Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections? Ethicist Says We Are Nowhere Close
I’m not going to rely on the penis picture to make the world safe for sex. I think we have to still use the old-fashioned techniques of education...