Vaccines
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Physician recommendation key to HPV vaccine coverage
Major Finding: Studies examining barriers to HPV vaccination among health care professionals and parents both cited the lack of a physician’s...
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Single dose of HPV16/18 vaccine appears immunogenic
Major finding: All women who received at least one dose of the HPV16/18 VLP vaccine showed protective levels of antibodies 4 years later; among...
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Age-based differences seen in effects of PCV13
Major finding: IPD cases declined following introduction of PCV13.Data source: Medical chart review and surveillance.Disclosures: Ms. Green...
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HPV vaccine uptake low in autoimmune disease patients
Major finding: Children and young adults with autoimmune diseases and their counterparts with no such diseases had similarly low uptake of at...
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New HPV vaccine promises to prevent 85% of invasive cervical cancer
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ACIP recommends meningococcal vaccine for at-risk infants
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Measles vaccination at 12-15 months = lower seizure risk
Major finding: The relative risk of vaccine-associated seizures was significantly greater (RR, 6.5) among children immunized at 16-23 months of...
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Varicella vaccine: Two doses are better than one
Major finding: Implementation of a two-dose varicella vaccine was associated with decreased disease incidence, hospitalizations, and outbreaks,...
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Flu outlook 2013-2014: Don’t hesitate. Vaccinate!
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GSK expands two-dimensional barcoding for vaccines
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Four different PCV13 schedules yield similar antibody levels
Major finding: All four vaccine schedules induced comparable IgG antibody responses, so no schedule could be deemed superior to the others.Data...