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'Routine Immunizations' Are No Longer Routine

Now is the time "to press reset" and get parents back to good habits, says Ofer Levy, MD, PhD

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French Data Reassure on Bivalent COVID Booster and Stroke Risk

No higher risk for stroke, MI, or pulmonary embolism with Pfizer's updated vaccine

Building Vaccine Trust Among the General Public

No longer "a single transcendent reference point for decision-making," says Gregory Poland, MD

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Do We Need a Spring COVID-19 Booster?

A look at the data, particularly for high-risk groups

Strategies to Inform and Advance Rational Vaccine Design

Joann Arce, PhD, previews her upcoming session at the World Vaccine Congress

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Outbreak of Polio Linked to Newer Oral Vaccine Detected in Africa

First cases reported from nOPV2, but not completely unexpected, says polio eradication group

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Reclaiming the Health Misinformation Spiral on Social Media

There is power through the scrutiny of online information

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Second RSV Vaccine for Older Adults Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Advisors

VRBPAC unanimously endorses efficacy of GSK's protein fusion vaccine, not quite as sold on safety

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Stress-Related COVID Vaccine Reactions May Mimic Anaphylaxis

ISRR may contribute to elevated rate of "allergic" reactions, small study suggests

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FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Older Adults

But panelists raise multiple concerns over phase III trial data

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FDA Flags Potential Guillain-Barre Risk With RSV Vaccine Candidates

Both vaccines demonstrated high efficacy against symptomatic illness in large phase III trials

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What Next After Early End of MOSAICO HIV Vaccine Trial?

Main focus now will be approaches using broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies, researchers say

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RSV Vaccine Succeeds in Phase III Trial of Older Adults

Here's what it could mean in practice

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Text Message Reminders About Kids' Flu Vaccines Prove Successful

More kids with special-risk conditions were vaccinated after text versus doctor nudge alone

FDA-Approved Drugs Not Recommended Abroad; RSV Vax for Older Adults

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What Bird Flu Reminds Us About Influenza Pandemics

We must be prepared and proactive

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COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules

Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines

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COVID and Heart Attack in the Young; No Vax for Fungal Infections; Wilderness Trauma

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Should Future COVID Boosters Include the Ancestral Strain?

We need a new approach to formulating and rolling out the vaccines

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The Man Behind 'Died Suddenly'; Rethinking Menopause Tx; Long COVID While Black

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Bodies 'Inside, Everywhere'; ADHD Drug Shortage Worsens; Measles Outbreak Ends

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newborns

Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation

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Moderna Booster Vaccine Singled Out for Chronic Hives

Chronic spontaneous urticaria more frequent when compared with Pfizer's mRNA vaccine

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Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

Effectiveness shown against both serogroup B and non-serogroup B disease in Spanish children

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Video of Pfizer Employee Explaining COVID Vaccine Research Debunked

The supposed hidden camera video was released by conservative group Project Veritas

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Study: Diminished COVID Vaccine Response in Lupus

Immunosuppressants seem responsible; mycophenolate "holiday" may help

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Viruses Tied to Subsequent Dementia, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Viral encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease showed strongest links

Is the Bivalent Booster Any Better Than the Original?

New laboratory data pit monovalent against bivalent COVID shot

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FDA Panel Backs Plan to Only Use Omicron-Containing COVID Vaccines

Advisors also weigh in on agency's push for annual COVID boosters similar to the flu shot

Real-World Data Support Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters in Older Adults

Study from Israel showed high level of protection in people 65 and up

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COVID Vax Antibodies in Breast Milk; Medicare Fight Brews; Flipping the Aging Switch

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Routine Vaccinations Continue to Decline Among Kindergartners

But toddler immunizations remain stable, CDC reports

Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity

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“Le Cholera” first appeared in 1912 in an illustrated supplement of France’s Le Petit Journal.

Cholera Returns With a Vengeance

Climate change, conflicts, and depleted stocks of vaccine compound mounting concerns

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Studies Reveal Negative Attitudes Toward the Unvaccinated

Polarizing views on COVID vaccination status poses risk to pandemic management, researchers say

Flu, RSV, and COVID: The Pediatric 'Tripledemic'

Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, discusses the "staggering" uptick in cases, hospitalizations

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Bivalent Vax Adds Protection Against COVID Hospitalization, CDC Says

Effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization north of 70% in seniors

Farewell, Fauci

Anthony Fauci, MD, talks about retirement, pandemics, and "The Godfather" with Jeremy Faust, MD

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Zaire Ebola Vaccines Produce Antibody Responses as Early as 14 Days

Responses in adults and kids were maintained for 12 months for all three regimens

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Instagram Live: Addressing the 'Tripledemic' in Pediatric Settings

Join experts for an online discussion about the current crisis in pediatric care

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