Vaccination

A COVID-19 vaccine could become available to certain patient populations by the end of this year, according to a press briefing held by the CDC and HHS in late October.

Children who live in states that require them to be vaccinated against hepatitis A virus before entering school or child care are more likely to initiate and complete HAV vaccination, according to data presented at IDWeek.

Approximately 70% of U.S. adolescents are not up to date on routine vaccinations for HPV, meningococcal disease and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis by the age of 17 years, according to data presented at IDWeek.

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A recent study showed that quadrivalent HPV vaccination substantially reduced the risk for invasive cervical cancer. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Lessons previously learned with the seasonal influenza vaccine, especially its benefits in patients with CVD, may help in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a state-of-the-art review.

In this exclusive video, Freddy Caldera, DO, MS, from the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, discusses his paper on reducing the risk for vaccine preventable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quadrivalent HPV vaccination substantially reduced the risk for invasive cervical cancer among Swedish girls and women aged 10 to 30 years, according to results of a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Recently, the AAP announced that pediatric cases of COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 in the United States.

Prior influenza or pneumococcal vaccination may be associated with lower rates of in-hospital mortality among patients with HF, according to research presented at the virtual European Society of Cardiology Congress.