Tag: Vaccines
ASCO: Vaccination Tied to Substantial Reduction in Oral HPV
Vaccination may help prevent oral HPV infections linked to oral cancers, researcher says
Few Eligible U.S. Travelers Getting Pre-Trip Measles Vaccine
Though the disease was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, foreign travel can still bring it home today
AAFP: Educational Videos Created to Boost Adult Vaccine Uptake
New videos focus on influenza, zoster, and pneumococcal vaccine uptake among adults
Vaccine-Chemotherapy Combo Promising in Glioblastoma
Four of the 11 patients in study survived for more than five years after vaccine/chemo treatment
Variation in Occupational Influenza Vaccination Coverage
Wide variation by state in vaccination coverage among tier 1 and health care personnel groups
Maternal Pertussis Vaccination Reduces Risk for Newborns
Benefit is dramatic for newborns who are too young to be vaccinated, researchers say
Vaccination Tied to Reduced Risk of Flu-Linked Pediatric Death
Influenza vaccine effectiveness 51 percent among children with high-risk conditions, 65 percent overall
Inadvertent HPV Vax Doesn’t Up Risk of Poor Pregnancy Outcomes
No increased risk of major birth defect, spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, low birth weight, SGA
Immune Responses to Ebola Vaccines Persist at One Year
All active vaccine recipients maintained Ebola virus-specific immunoglobulin responses at day 360
Post-PCV13 Drop in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia
As pneumococcal rates dropped, rates of E. coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus increased
