Vaccination News

An investigation of mpox cases during a 2023 outbreak revealed that cases were likely due to frequent behaviors associated with mpox transmission despite most patients being vaccinated with a relatively highly effective vaccine.

A sharp uptick in reported measles cases in the United States during the first quarter of 2024 has raised concerns that the country could lose its measles elimination status, CDC researchers said Thursday.

ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide accurate information on sexually transmitted infections, according to two new studies.

An mpox vaccine is now commercially available in the United States, expanding the locations where patients can access the shot to include pharmacies, physician offices and other facilities that normally vaccinate.

The CDC alerted clinicians in the United States about a rise in invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y bacteria that could present with symptoms not typical of meningitis.

Receipt of an updated COVID-19 vaccine lowered the risk for hospitalization among immunocompromised people by around one-third, according to a study.

A person in Texas tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza after having exposure to dairy cattle that are presumed to also be infected with the virus, health officials reported.

Vaccinations in general do not increase the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus, but hepatitis B vaccines may have a “significant connection” with the disease, according to a meta-analysis published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

A GSK respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate was effective but trials saw a higher incidence in preterm birth, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Tests that look for multiple causes of rash in children may incorrectly identify a measles infection if a child has recently received an MMR vaccine, investigators reported in MMWR.