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Vaccination and Immunization
FDA approves Tdap vaccine for use during pregnancy to prevent whooping cough
January 17, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved another Tdap vaccine option for use during pregnancy to prevent pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough.
Bivalent COVID-19 booster safety profile consistent with monovalent vaccine
January 17, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided an updated safety profile on the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years, showing similar adverse events to the monovalent vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccine safe 90 days after MIS-C diagnosis
January 09, 2023
Patients with a history of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) completed a questionnaire about adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination, and no serious adverse events were recorded.
CDC provides updated monkeypox vaccine safety data
December 14, 2022
In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the JYNNEOS vaccine for preventing monkeypox has not caused severe adverse events in patients aged under 18 years.
Myopericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination
December 14, 2022
A recent analysis showed that vaccine-associated myopericarditis was rare in adolescents and young adults, and that outcomes were favorable.
FDA authorizes COVID-19 bivalent vaccines for children down to 6 months
December 08, 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration has updated the emergency use authorization for bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to be available for children aged 6 months and older.
Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy protects infants
December 01, 2022
In a recent study, infants born from mothers vaccinated against influenza were less likely to be hospitalized from the disease than those born to unvaccinated mothers.
Children at greater risk of measles infection
December 01, 2022
COVID-19 has caused millions of children worldwide to miss their measles vaccinations, putting them at increased risk of measles infection.
Effects of vaccine hesitancy
November 24, 2022
Bradley Warady, MD, pediatric nephrologist and researcher at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, discusses the causes of vaccine hesitancy and the effects of vaccine hesitancy on public health.
Barriers to parent-provider vaccine discussion
November 21, 2022
A recent poll showed that some parents do not discuss vaccines with their child’s regular doctor, with many choosing to not have their child receive any vaccines.