Vaccination

As a resident, William Schaffner, MD, once showed up to work with influenza and was met by an incredulous look from his chief resident, who promptly sent him home.

Medical vaccination exemptions and absenteeism increased after the New York state legislature eliminated religious vaccine exemptions last year, a survey found.

Healio and Healio LIVE received seven APEX awards, including one Grand Award — the highest recognition — presented to Infectious Diseases in Children.

Phase 1 trial results from the first COVID-19 vaccine candidate given to people in the United States showed that it induced anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune responses in all participants, according to a preliminary report published today.

Children who experienced febrile seizures after vaccination were not at an increased risk for developmental or behavioral problems, according to researchers.

Primary care physicians do not realize how low the rate of adult hepatitis B vaccination is in the United States, according to a small survey.

El Paso, Texas, used community-based interventions, clinical referrals and partnership referrals through schools and organizations to improve HPV vaccination rates among adolescents, researchers reported.

The FDA recently expanded the indication of HPV 9-valent vaccine, recombinant. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Study findings from California indicate that parents may be using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, to help them apply for medical vaccine exemptions for their children, researchers reported.

A 10-year review of the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System demonstrated no new or unexpected concerns regarding vaccine safety among women who were vaccinated during pregnancy.