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Among adults with diagnosed diabetes

CDC Finds Vaccination Coverage Varies for Adults With Diabetes

Influenza vaccination coverage more prevalent than pneumococcal or hepatitis B vaccination
Only about two out of five Americans had gotten this season's flu vaccination as of early November

CDC: U.S. Flu Vaccination Rates Low So Far This Season

Vaccination rate among health care providers about the same as this time last season
A vaccine made from patient-derived acute myeloid leukemia cells and dendritic cells can dramatically increase the chance of long-term survival against acute myeloid leukemia

Personalized Vaccine Effective Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Made by combining immune cells, cancer cells, it's kept some patients in remission for nearly five years
Training providers to use announcements can increase human papillomavirus vaccination coverage in young adolescents

Announcement Training Ups HPV Vaccination for Adolescents

Training providers in announcements can increase HPV vaccination coverage for girls and boys
Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder

No Link for Maternal Flu Infection, Increased ASD Risk

Suggestion of increased risk for children whose mothers were vaccinated in their first trimester
Two doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine

Only Two Doses of HPV Vaccine Necessary for Younger Teens

Global study supports revised regimen for those under 15
An experimental Zika vaccine shows promise

DNA-Based Zika Vaccine Shows Protection Against Infection

Results from animal study encouraging and human trials are underway
In a report published online Nov. 8 in Pediatrics

Report of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenia After Flu Shot

Case report describes 4.5-year-old with three admissions for ITP, each within a week of vaccine
Schools that require routine vaccines as a condition of attendance have higher rates of vaccination

School-Required Tdap Vaccination Can Up HPV Immunization

There may be a 'spillover' effect when children get other mandated immunizations
In the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Recommendations Updated for Meningococcal Vaccine in HIV

All HIV+ individuals should receive meningococcal conjugate vaccine (serogroups A, C, W, and Y)