Vaccines
From the Journals
MenB vaccination coverage higher in those receiving MenB-4C
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Guidelines
AAN guideline encourages vaccinations for MS patients
Unless there are specific contraindications, clinicians should advise patients to follow local vaccine standards, the guideline says.
News
Fifty-one percent of U.S. adolescents fully vaccinated against HPV
The increase this year was attributable only to an increase in HPV vaccination among male teens.
Conference Coverage
No teen herd immunity for 4CMenB in landmark trial
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – The Australian “B Part of It” study didn’t show difference in carriage of disease-causing ...
News from the FDA/CDC
New measles outbreak reported in western N.Y.
CDC: United States now more than 1,200 confirmed measles cases in 2019.
Opinion
Is your office ready for a case of measles?
It makes sense for every ambulatory office to have a plan for managing exposures to infectious diseases including measles.
Conference Coverage
Are rigid HPV vaccination schedules really necessary?
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “We conclude that delayed administration of the second dose has no negative impact on the magnitude of the immune response...
From the Journals
New RSV vaccine immunogenicity improved with protein engineering
A new protein-engineering technology that maintains antigen conformation provides greater immunogenicity without need for adjuvant.
Conference Coverage
mRNA technology for respiratory vaccines impresses
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA –
From the Journals
MMR vaccine maintains effectiveness after 10 years
The responses obtained after receipt of one or two doses of MMR-containing vaccines remain well above the seropositivity thresholds up to 10 years...
Feature
Washington State removes exemption for MMR vaccine
New law ended “personal and philosophical” objections to child immunization as of July 28.