Flu Shot Does Not Cause Pregnant Women to Miscarry

A new study conducted by investigators at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Wisconsin has found the flu vaccine does not cause miscarriages in pregnant women.
Update on Conventional vs. DNA Vaccines

DNA vaccine technology has shown early promise in helping to fight some cancers, but no human DNA vaccines are yet approved for use.
WHO Issues New Flu Vaccine Composition Recommendations for 2019-2020 Season

The WHO advisory board issued its new recommendations on the composition of the influenza vaccines for use in the 2019-20 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Vaccinations for Seniors: Addressing Compliance

Vaccine adherence rates for seniors are low, increasing health risks for this older population and beyond.
Majority of Vaccination Bills Propose Increasing Exemptions, But Most Enacted Limit Exemptions

Although more antivaccination legislation was introduced between 2011 and 2017, bills that limited vaccine exemptions were significantly more likely to be enacted.
Study Finds Nasal Flu Vaccine Less Effective Than the Flu Shot

A recent meta-analysis of pooled individual patient-level data, researchers found reduced effectiveness of the quadrivalent live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4) against influenza A/H1N1pdm09 compared with inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in children and adolescents.
Human Vaccines Project Launches Study of How the Immune System Responds to the Flu

The Human Vaccine Project aims to understand how the human immune system can develop longer-lasting protection against influenza.
Tdap Booster Vaccine Receives Expanded FDA Indication

FDA granted Sanofi Pasteur’s Adacel Tdap absorbed vaccine expanded indication to include repeat vaccinations for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
Common Misconceptions Are the Cause for Almost Half of U.S. Adults Skipping the Flu Shot

A new survey shows more than 40 percent of Americans haven’t been vaccinated against the flu and aren’t planning to be due to misconceptions.
Severe Flu Increases Risks for Pregnant Women and Their Babies

A new study shows pregnant women hospitalized in the ICU with flu are four times more likely to deliver prematurely and four-and-a-half times more likely to have a baby of low birth weight.