CDC's new influenza recommendation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its immunization schedules from 2008, changing three recommendations....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its immunization schedules for 2008, changing three recommendations:--Children between the ages of 2 and 4 years should now receive a single dose of pneumococcal conjugate virus.--11- to 18-year-olds who haven't received a meningococcal vaccine should receive a single dose of it.--Children 2 years and older can receive live-attenuated influenza vaccine. And the time to wait between the first and a possible second shot has been shortened from six weeks to four. The updated schedules for children 0-6 years of age and children 7 to 18 years will be published in the February issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.
CDC recommends nirsevimab be prioritized for highest-risk infants amid limited availability
October 26th 2023The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising providers to prioritize 100 mg doses of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody FDA-approved to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for infants at the highest risk of severe RSV disease.
Navigating a complex case of pediatric COVID-19 with immunomodulatory therapies
October 21st 2023Eculizumab and anakinra should be considered in critically ill patients with severe infections that require immunomodulating therapies for life-threatening dysregulation, according to a poster session at the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.
