Vaccination News

Nearly one in five patients diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children based on a 2020 definition would not be diagnosed with the illness using an updated definition, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

Hybrid SARS-CoV-2 immunity in pregnancy — immunity from a prior infection plus vaccination — is associated with a greater likelihood of protection at delivery for mothers and infants compared with a prior infection alone, a study found.

COVID-19 vaccination provided strong and durable protection among children and adolescents during two strong waves of infections, according to real-world study findings reported in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA, an infectious disease physician, researcher and mentor, has died at the age of 67 years following a long illness.

Two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine provided strong protection over 4 years, even in patients taking corticosteroids who are at higher risk for herpes zoster, also known as shingles, according to researchers.

The percentage of girls and boys who initiated the HPV vaccine series before age 13 increased in recent years, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

In September 2021, the Biden administration introduced the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan, a proposal to transform the country’s capabilities to respond to future pandemics.

Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy was associated with reduced chances of influenza-associated ED visits or hospitalizations in infants aged younger than 6 months, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Two separate analyses of studies and trials suggest that COVID-19 rebound is not linked to Paxlovid or other antiviral drugs.

Multiple prevention tools against respiratory syncytial virus in children became available in the United States this year.