Vaccines
Opinion
Why is AOM frequency decreasing in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era?
Latest News
Despite PCV, pediatric asthma patients face pneumococcal risks
Conjugated valent pneumococcal vaccines won’t completely protect kids with asthma from invasive pneumococcal disease.
Applied Evidence
Bringing the HPV vaccination rate into line with other adolescent immunizations
Use simple practice measures and counsel parents with compelling evidence to help correct the low uptake of this vital vaccine.
Feature
Many Americans planning to avoid flu vaccination
Less than half of adults had received the influenza vaccine by early November.
Practice Alert
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine update
ACIP no longer recommends routine use of PCV13 in immunocompetent adults ≥ 65 years. Three simple statements summarize guidance on intervals to...
From the Journals
Two national analyses confirm safety of 9vHPV vaccine
Among 28 million doses delivered since 2015, 7,244 adverse events were reported – an event rate of 1 per 7 million vaccinations.
From the Journals
Newborns’ maternal protection against measles wanes within 6 months
Despite findings of infants’ high susceptibility to measles as early as 3 months old, current epidemiological evidence does not support changes in...
Conference Coverage
Advances in digital otoscopy help improve AOM diagnoses
NEW ORLEANS – “The availability of digital otoscopy in the office setting may improve our diagnostic skills and...
Conference Coverage
Are you operating in the black when it comes to vaccine administration?
NEW ORLEANS – “Practices that have the discipline to maintain their inventories are inevitably the ones who are more...
Conference Coverage
Patients taking TNF inhibitors can safely receive Zostavax
ATLANTA – Investigators found no confirmed varicella infection cases at 6 weeks.
Conference Coverage
Tide beginning to turn on vaccine hesitancy
NEW ORLEANS – “Is it your inalienable right as a U.S. citizen to allow your child to catch and transmit a...