Vaccination

Younger individuals, particularly men aged 20 to 29 years, may be underrecognized, high-risk groups for COVID-19 infection, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The American Heart Association endorsed a recent CDC recommendation that people with compromised immune systems receive a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

I am going to make this editorial short and sweet. Last month, I wrote at some length that we appeared to be in the eighth inning of the baseball game that is COVID-19, looking longingly at the end and victory. Things were looking good — and why not? Case rates were plummeting and we as a nation were reopening.

A history of HPV vaccination may not reliably help physicians triage women for less intensive management after an abnormal cervical screening test result, according to researchers.

The late effects of cancer and its treatment are well documented and may extend years beyond active treatment.

HPV vaccination was effective in preventing penile HPV infection in transgender women and men who have sex with men when the vaccine was administered before and up to age 18 years, researchers reported in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Individuals with schizophrenia had lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than the general population despite having higher hospitalization and mortality risk, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study.

The American Academy of Neurology has issued what it described as a formal position that, barring an “absolute contraindication” to available vaccine formulations, eligible patients should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine.

Dozens more societies and organizations representing medical personnel have endorsed mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health workers, according to a joint statement issued Monday.

The AAP said Monday that everyone aged 2 years or older should wear a mask in school, regardless COVID-19 vaccination status, because many students are not eligible for vaccination and it is difficult to tell who has been immunized.