Vaccines Articles
Compared with childhood vaccinations, adult vaccination rates are too low, resulting in thousands of deaths annually from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Exploring the growing need of and up-to-date research for a universal flu vaccine.
With the advent of new products with new manufacturing processes and added protection, the number of available influenza vaccine presentations has risen to 13. Which ones to choose for your patients can be simplified with a look at the pros and cons of the new compared with the traditional.
New breakthroughs are giving developing countries the best shot at disease-free living and longevity, but challenges of financing, delivery strategies, efficacy and safety remain.
Following today’s recommended childhood immunization schedule results in improved protection against at least 14 different diseases during the first years of life. As the series continues to evolve, parents and scientists alike are working to ensure the childhood series is safe, while looking for ways to make compliance even easier.
Annual vaccination against the flu can protect against cardiac-related events.
Despite evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers against influenza helps to protect patients, many still refuse — even during the worst flu season in nearly a decade.
Through continued breakthroughs in vaccine research and technology, scientists are developing new techniques and approaches to address historical illnesses, and updates in policy aren’t far behind.
Healthcare professionals who provide preventive vaccines to patients will be affected in many ways, including an increase in patients, as well as changes in billing and reimbursement.
A new class of quadrivalent flu vaccines may better protect against influenza.
An adjuvanted influenza vaccine to protect the young and elderly may be just around the corner in the U.S.