Vaccination

Two studies published last year in Clinical Pediatrics described how COVID-19 lockdowns led to a lack of routine vaccinations for infants and young children early in the pandemic.

A study conducted in two U.S. states between May and November last year found that both vaccination and prior infection protected people against infection and hospitalization from COVID-19, researchers reported in MMWR.

In the second installment of a four-video series timed to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Maurie Markman, MD, spoke with Healio about the impact of HPV vaccination on the global burden of cervical cancer.

In the first installment of a four-video series timed to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Maurie Markman, MD, spoke with Healio about the importance of HPV vaccination.

A new study reinforced that influenza vaccination protects children from serious illness even when vaccines are a poor match for circulating viruses.

Patients with cancer who had no measurable immune response following full COVID-19 vaccination had “excellent potentiation” after receiving a third, booster dose, according to results of a study in Cancer Cell.

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.

Unsurprisingly, many of our most-read stories in 2021 were about the COVID-19 pandemic. Stories about COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics were popular, especially those dealing with approvals, authorizations or recommendations.

The rheumatology community is looking for ways to protect immunocompromised patients amidst low COVID-19 vaccination rates and poor vaccine response among vulnerable individuals. It was the top story in rheumatology this week.

According to a poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association, almost 70 million adults resolve to find ways to improve their mental health in the coming year.