Following the Disease: Trends and Outbreaks Drive Subtle Changes to Vaccine Recommendations for Adolescents and Young Adults
Recent disease trends among adolescents and young adults have fueled vaccine schedule updates. Many have been outbreak-driven; others reflect vaccine improvements and innovations. All are critical to improve the health.
Accelerated Dosing Regimen Approved for Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
Valneva USA has received FDA approval of an accelerated dosing regimen for IXIARO (Japanese encephalitis vaccine, inactivated, adsorbed).
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.
