Search results for "Vaccination"
ACP Internist
The search for a vaccine or treatment may or may not be successful. ... Immunizations and pills will only go so far. We have a vaccine for the flu, but millions of people still get it and hundreds of thousands die.
July 2020
Keep up with vaccine recommendations
PCV13's dosing schedule is complex, said Dr. Poland, who helped to author a summary of the newest vaccines along with updated recommendations published earlier this year in Vaccine. ... Dr. Schaffner's recommendation for those vaccines is to write a
September 2013
The vaccine that went away.
The IDSA session "Why is there no vaccine for Lyme disease?" bucked that trend. ... Ben Beard. "Without their support, it's doubtful that vaccination would be successful.".
July 2020
More evidence of the safety and effectiveness of vaccines
Vaccines are an important public health intervention, and we need to watch the vaccine program closely. ... Despite this, vaccine opponents have continued to argue that vaccines are not safe or effective.
July 2020
New evidence supports high-dose influenza vaccines
But one note of caution, having a high-dose vaccine that is 25% more effective isn't a huge improvement, since influenza vaccines in general aren't very effective. ... So high-dose influenza vaccine is a small step in the right direction, but more
July 2020
End or beginning for mandatory influenza vaccination of health care workers?
3. Offer additional sick leave to health care workers required to receive the vaccine. ... In this specific instance, influenza vaccine is associated with fever (especially high-dose vaccines that are associated with benefits in older adults).
July 2020
QD: News Every Day--HPV vaccine's effectiveness affirmed for early administration
QD: News Every Day--HPV vaccine's effectiveness affirmed for early administration. The quadrivalent human papilloma virus vaccine is most effective against cervical dysplasia when given to girls before they become ... Researchers looked at more than
July 2020
Post-exposure vaccination for Ebola
The first line of defense for infectious diseases, if available, is a safe and effective vaccine. ... Briefly, the vaccine did elicit a strong innate and virus-specific immune responses.
July 2020
QD: News Every Day--Flu vaccination improves for health care workers
Early-season flu vaccination among health care provider this year was similar to coverage by mid-season 2011-12, 62.9% vs. ... Flu vaccination coverage was highest among those working in hospitals (83.4%) and lowest among those working in long-term care
July 2020
QD: News Every Day--Drop in vaccination rates linked to autism fears
The belief that vaccines are linked to autism is hurting kids by causing an alarming drop in vaccination rates, according to a report by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). ... Act, which set up a "vaccine court" that acts as an
July 2020