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After the passage of Senate Bill 227 in California

Health Officers Express Concerns About Vaccine Exemptions

With new California law eliminating nonmedical exemptions, rise in medical exemptions reported
Prior-season vaccination is not associated with reduced vaccine effectiveness among children aged 2 to 17 years

Prior-Season Vaccination Does Not Curb Flu Shot Effectiveness

Vaccine effectiveness in children varies by flu type, vaccine type but is not reduced with prior shots
While primary care physicians overwhelmingly recommend pneumococcal vaccines

Pneumococcal Vaccine Recs Cause Confusion Among Docs

Survey finds variance in knowledge of adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations
Receipt of the high-dose influenza vaccine in 2016 to 2017 was associated with lower rates of hospitalization among dialysis patients

High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Cut Hospitalization in Dialysis Patients

Significant reduction seen in hospitalization with receipt of high-dose versus standard-dose vaccine
In-hospital postnatal education about infant pain management at vaccinations leads to more frequent use of pain relief interventions

Postnatal Education Increases Pain Relief Use at Vaccinations

Moms given info about infant pain management more likely to breastfeed, give sucrose, anesthestics
Overall vaccination coverage is high among the nation's kindergarten students

CDC: Vaccination Rates More Than 95 Percent for Kindergartners

Coverage could be even higher if schools followed up with under-vaccinated
Many pregnant women are not getting recommended vaccinations

CDC: Many Pregnant Women Not Receiving Immunizations

Less than half who were pregnant during peak flu vaccination period in 2017 to 2018 were vaccinated
Implementation of a school-based human papillomavirus vaccination program in Canada did not lead to an increase in sexual risk-taking behaviors among adolescent girls

HPV Vaccination Not Tied to Risky Sexual Behavior in Teen Girls

Finding among adolescent girls before, after school-based vaccination program
Administering influenza vaccines through pharmacies in addition to traditional locations can increase vaccination coverage in the event of an epidemic

Giving Flu Shots in Pharmacies Could Up Vaccination Coverage

Reduction in influenza cases, deaths, costs by adding pharmacies during influenza epidemics
Overall

Number of Children Not Receiving Vaccines Slightly Increased

However, coverage with most recommended vaccines among children aged 19 to 35 months stable, high