Tag: Vaccines
Best Practice Advice Issued for Hep B Vaccination, Screening
All unvaccinated adults at risk for infection should be vaccinated; screening recommended for at-risk
SMS Reminders Moderately Effective for Flu Vaccination
One additional high-risk patient immunized for every 29 SMSs sent, costing $3.48
HPV Vaccine Tied to Reduced Respiratory Papillomatosis Rate
Reduction in incidence of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis from 2012 to 2016
Vaccination Coverage High for Children Aged 19 to 35 Months
And 2013 to 2016 saw progress being made toward immunization information systems program goals
Glycosylation Differences in Egg-Adapted Vaccines May Cut Impact
H3N2 egg-adapted vaccines, circulating strains were different in 2016-2017 influenza season
Info Via Social Media Apps May Increase Vaccine Acceptance
Infants of mothers with the apps more likely to be up-to-date on their vaccines in first 200 days of life
Influenza Vaccines in Pediatric ERs Likely Cost-Effective
Vaccinating all patients saves $33.51 per flu case averted, averages 27 fewer cases per 1,000 patients
ACR: Temporary Cessation of MTX Ups Flu Shot Immunogenicity
Findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking a stable dose of methotrexate
Promising Pneumonia Vaccine Under Development
Animal tests showed an immune response to 72 of the 90-plus known strains of S. pneumoniae
Children of Immigrants Less Likely to be Up-to-Date on Shots
Children with at least one foreign-born parent less likely to be up-to-date at ages 2, 6, 18, 36 months
