Vaccination News

Older adults’ risk for death when hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus is higher than it is for influenza B but similar to influenza A, according to a study.

The FDA on Friday approved the first ever influenza vaccine that does not have to be given by a health care professional.

Vaccine coverage among military children is higher than the national average, but there are unique barriers that prevent military children from receiving their childhood vaccinations on time, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Almost one-third of people do not plan on receiving recommended vaccinations this fall, according to the results of a recent survey from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Children with tracheostomy and home ventilation had low COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially for boosters, despite higher than average influenza vaccination coverage, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

On Aug. 14, the WHO declared the clade I mpox virus outbreak in Africa to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Although vaccines have reduced the burden of pneumococcal disease, pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and invasive pneumococcal disease remains prevalent.

Girls with diagnosed mental health conditions had lower HPV vaccination coverage than their peers without mental health conditions, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.

Clinicians could help patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by highlighting the potential harms of not being vaccinated rather than emphasizing the benefits of a vaccine, according to a study published in the Journal of Public Health.

WHO this week announced that cholera cases increased by 13% and cholera deaths increased by 71% globally in 2023.