Vaccination

SAN FRANCISCO — Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the first vs. last half of the menstrual cycle was associated with vaccine-related cycle length changes, according to a presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

The CDC advised clinicians for a second time to be on alert for possible mpox cases in travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who may be infected with a deadlier strain of the virus than the one that caused an outbreak in 2022.

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.

DESTIN, Fla. — A simple mnemonic device can help providers remember to ask patients with rheumatoid arthritis about key multimorbidities driving early death, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East .

TORONTO — An online training module that instructed clinicians to assess vaccination status and use strong language to recommend vaccines helped increased influenza vaccine uptake at 12 obstetrics clinics, according to researchers.

Among individuals with a history of uveitis, COVID-19 vaccination was linked to an increased risk for recurrent uveitis, particularly in the first month after vaccination, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

A CDC investigator described how Colorado was able to prevent a measles outbreak after identifying an infected traveler who passed through the Denver airport, a children’s hospital and a community gathering while infectious.

The American Transplant Congress has announced its scientific program and featured state-of-the-art speakers for the annual meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Philadelphia in June.

New guidelines for vaccinating adults with solid or hematologic cancers detailed the importance of vaccination optimization, multidisciplinary coordination and vaccination of household members.

More than half of people expecting a baby said in a survey that they were “very likely” to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus during pregnancy, researchers reported.