Quadrivalent Flu Vaccines: Four Means More Protection
A new class of quadrivalent flu vaccines may better protect against influenza.
2012 Vaccine Schedule for Children Is Released
The 2012 vaccine schedule for children and adolescents incorporates changes for the use of several vaccines adopted over the past year.
UNICEF Lists Vaccine Prices to Drive Down Cost
In a move to spark price competition as costs rise, UNICEF is publicizing how much drugmakers are charging it for vaccines.
FDA Approves Pneumococcal Vaccine for Adults 50-Plus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer’s Prevnar 13 for use in adults 50 years and older.
FDA Approves First Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu.
Flu Vaccine Production to Double by 2015
Global production of seasonal flu vaccine is expected to double to 1.7 billion doses by 2015, with 11 new manufacturers expected in developing countries.
COPD Patients Have Higher Risk of Shingles
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at greater risk of shingles compared with the general population.
Modified Vaccine May Prevent Malaria
Michigan State University researchers have created a new malaria vaccine that appears to increase the immune response against the parasite that causes the deadly disease.
Nobel Medicine Prize Awarded to Tumor Vaccine Developers
The Nobel Foundation has awarded Ralph Steinman of Canada, American Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann of France the Nobel Medicine Prize for their discoveries concerning the body’s immune responses.
New Against the Flu
An adjuvanted influenza vaccine to protect the young and elderly may be just around the corner in the U.S.