Vaccination News

SAN ANTONIO — A hospital in Seattle started a measles entry screening program for all visitors after an outbreak in the city, finding the measures were easy to put in place and deemed acceptable by patients, according to a study.

A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine can boost serological and T-cell response among most patients who are immunocompromised, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, and although cases have steadily increased — and are estimated to be significantly undercounted — there is no vaccine to prevent it.

The health department in Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky, has declared a pertussis outbreak after several cases were confirmed in the last few weeks.

Infants born during spring and summer months are the most likely to have a first-season medically attended case of respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

WHO reported a “major” increase in STIs in 2022, specifically highlighting an increase in syphilis and an insufficient decline in new HIV and viral hepatitis infections.

Men vaccinated for HPV less frequently developed all related cancers, particularly head and neck cancers, according to findings scheduled for presentation at ASCO Annual Meeting.

A county in Kentucky has declared a pertussis outbreak following the confirmation of nine cases since late April, including three this past Monday.

A recent survey showed that only about one-quarter of older adults have received respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations.

Older adults from underrepresented populations and those with lower incomes were more likely to have risk factors for severe respiratory syncytial virus disease, a study showed.