Vaccination

Routine childhood vaccinations prevented more than 1.1 million deaths among children born during the past 30 years in the United States, CDC researchers found.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, MSc, said Wednesday that he will convene an emergency committee to determine if the increasing spread of mpox in Africa represents a public health emergency of international concern.

Adults who received the recombinant zoster vaccine had a significantly lower risk for dementia over the next 6 years compared with live vaccine recipients, study results published in Nature Medicine revealed.

WHO this week announced a project to speed development of a messenger RNA vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans.

CMS included a new infectious disease consult add-on code as part of its proposed new fee schedule could help improve compensation for ID clinicians, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Two experimental HIV vaccine regimens failed to reduce infections in a 3-year trial in eastern and southern Africa compared with participants who were taking a placebo, some of whom were on oral PrEP, according to a study.

The Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert in July regarding a significant rise in pertussis cases in the Americas and across the globe, according to a press release.

Influenza is responsible for significant mortality and hospitalization rates in the United States, ranging from 4,900 to 51,000 deaths and 100,000 to 710,000 hospitalizations annually between 2010 and 2023, according to the CDC.

With roughly 7% of adults in the United States reporting that they have had long COVID, primary care providers can play an important role in its prevention and management, according to experts.

In March, Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency after recording 549 cases of dengue virus since the start of 2024. The number rose to more than 1,900 cases as of July 24, when the CDC issued a health alert for the United States.