Vaccination News

A 12-week course of suppressive antibiotic therapy for periprosthetic joint infections did not show an overall benefit, but it may be more effective among patients in the United States who have higher treatment failure rates, data show.

In this video from the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, describes a novel method of participatory research that improved HPV vaccine uptake in six Colorado pediatric practices.

TORONTO — Trust in vaccines declined among parents and teenagers over a period of time that included the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey results presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

The “We Can Do This” COVID-19 public education campaign by HHS resulted in an additional 55.9 million COVID-19 vaccines administered in the United States, saving tens of thousands of lives, research showed.

TORONTO — Rotavirus vaccination is not associated with significant outbreaks of the disease in NICUs, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — An online training module that instructed clinicians to assess vaccination status and use strong language to recommend vaccines helped increased influenza vaccine uptake at 12 obstetrics clinics, according to researchers.

The outbreak of H5N1 in cattle has grown to include 36 herds, but recent testing has found that pasteurized milk and beef products appear to be safe for consumption, according to the FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The number of global measles cases nearly doubled in 1 year after a decline in vaccine coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.

The world’s response to outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived polio has slowed over the past decade, according to finding presented at the CDC’s Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference.

A new tool could help pediatricians identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus, according to research published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.