Vaccination News

Allergists may offer mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to patients who are allergic to polyethylene glycol after discussing its risks and benefits, researchers of a case series wrote in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Women who received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cycle had a temporary increase in cycle length of nearly one day compared to unvaccinated women, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The FDA on Friday amended an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to shorten the suggested time between a primary two-dose series and a booster shot from 6 to 5 months.

Data from a survey representing more than 7,500 parents showed that about one-quarter were hesitant to get their child vaccinated.

High-grade vulvar, vaginal and anal precancer rates decreased or stabilized after the introduction of the HPV vaccine, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee voted Wednesday to recommend that adolescents aged 12 to 17 years receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

The toll of COVID-19 in the U.S. would have been less catastrophic if primary care had been more involved in the initial response efforts, according to a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

An unpatented COVID-19 vaccine recently authorized in India and going into production in other countries could soon vaccinate more people globally than all the doses donated by the U.S. and other G7 countries, two of its developers said.

Women can get vaccinated against COVID-19 at any time during their pregnancy and still see significant benefits for themselves and for their children, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The CDC has backed two COVID-19 vaccine authorizations issued by the FDA but will wait to hear from advisors on whether to recommend booster shots for children aged 12 to 15 years.