Vaccines
Study shows potential benefits of mix-and-match approach for COVID-19 boosters
Receiving a booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson vaccine increased immune responses in people who previously received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
VIDEO: ‘We need to do more’ to attain HBV elimination
In a Healio video exclusive, Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation, and Jeff Baxter, president and CEO of VBI Vaccines, shared insights on the latest efforts in HBV treatment and prevention.
COVID-19 vaccines saved nearly 20M lives in first year, study finds
COVID-19 vaccination “fundamentally altered” the pandemic by saving nearly 20 million lives in the first year that vaccines were available, researchers found using a mathematical model.
Q&A: Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers
Healio Pediatrics Editorial Board Member Leonard R. Krilov, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, answers some frequently asked questions about the vaccines.
ACIP recommends enhanced flu vaccines for older Americans, adds MMR vaccine
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend enhanced influenza vaccines for older Americans, introduce a second MMR vaccine, and OK a 15-valent pneumococcal vaccine for children.
FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccines for youngest children
The FDA announced Friday that it authorized the emergency use of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.
FDA committee recommends COVID-19 vaccines for youngest children
An FDA advisory committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended that Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines be authorized for children as young as 6 months old.
FDA committee unanimously backs Moderna vaccines for children, adolescents
An FDA advisory committee on Tuesday unanimously backed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years.
Vaccines provide stronger immunity against COVID-19 vs. infection in cirrhosis patients
SAN DIEGO — Vaccine-induced immunity correlated with significantly greater protection against COVID-19 compared with infection-induced immunity in patients with cirrhosis, according to results presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.
Researchers recommend kidney transplant recipients continue getting COVID-19 vaccinations
Although COVID-19 vaccines lower the risk of infection among kidney transplant recipients, breakthrough infections can occur, and researchers recommend patients continue to receive boosters when available.