Tag: Vaccines
Pharmacists Are Well Placed to Improve Adult Vaccination Rates
Pharmacies can address cost barriers to vaccination by providing vaccines at lower cost
Increase in Requirement for Flu Vaccines at Non-VA Hospitals
But few VA hospitals require vaccination for health care professionals, with no change
No New Adverse Events Reported for DTaP Vaccination
Most frequently reported adverse events included injection site erythema and swelling, pyrexia
AAP Recommending Injectable Flu Shot for 2018-19 Flu Season
Children should receive injectable vaccine, which has been shown to be more consistently effective
Addressing Parents’ HPV Vaccine Hesitancy Ups Vaccination Rates
More adolescents receive HPV vaccination same day with physician engagement versus acquiescence
Robust Immune Responses for Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine
Humoral response seen for 97.8 percent of HZ/su vaccine recipients versus 2 percent of placebo
Good Evidence That HPV Vaccines Protect Against Cervical Precancer
High-certainty evidence for protection in adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 26 years
Flu Vaccines Have High Impact, Even With Relatively Low Efficacy
High impact seen, especially when the vaccine uptake is optimally distributed across age groups
Recombinant Influenza Vaccine Found to Be Safe in Children
Immunogenicity of RIV4 similar to that of inactivated vaccine, though responses to B Victoria low with both
Zika Vaccine Could Essentially Eliminate Prenatal Infection
Model shows vaccine is effective through a combo of direct protection, indirect transmission reduction
