Vaccines
Letters from Maine
Pediatric vaccination rates have failed to recover
Over the last half century we have produced several generations of parents who have little knowledge and certainly no personal experience with a...
Opinion
How to have a safer and more joyful holiday season
Unfortunately, the risks associated with gathering are not over.
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Ohio measles outbreak grows, fueled by vaccine hesitancy
Most of the children infected were unvaccinated but were old enough to get the measles, mumps, and rubella shot.
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Vaccinating pregnant women protects infants against severe RSV infection
“The directness of the strategy, to vaccinate expectant mothers during pregnancy so that their newborn is then later protected, is new and a very...
From the Journals
Scientists use mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
Two years ago marked a significant moment for messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.
Feature
COVID booster shot poll: People ‘don’t think they need one’
A new poll shows why so few people are willing to get the latest COVID booster.
Feature
Ohio measles outbreak sickens nearly 60 children
All of the children who got measles had not been fully vaccinated.
ID Consult
Immunity debt and the tripledemic
The significant reduction in respiratory illness during the COVID-19 epidemic we and others observed resulted in a large pool of children who did...
Feature
Have long COVID? Newest booster vaccines may help you
‘A bivalent booster might actually [help with] your long COVID,’ epidemiologist said.
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Infant BCG vaccine protects only those under age 5 years
Although infant BCG vaccination is important to young children who are at high risk for tuberculosis, it does not prevent adult-type cavitary...
Feature
Covid vax prevents death in children regardless of variant
But the vaccine’s effectiveness decreased over time.