Vaccines Articles
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.
A study that examined data from more than 73,000 girls and women shows vaccines designed to prevent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) are effective in protecting against precancerous cervical lesions in women, particularly in those vaccinated between age 15 and 26 years.
Merck’s Gardasil 9 human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an expanded indication for men and women between the ages of 27 years and 45 years.
Researchers conducted a study that examined whether the childhood vaccine schedule was associated with an increased risk of infections not targeted by vaccines.
A recent meta-analysis of six studies of mumps vaccine effectiveness conducted in the U.S. found protection against mumps lasts an average of 27 years after the last dose of the vaccine.
New research shows an annual influenza (flu) shot is crucial for children with asthma.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advisory committee has voted 12-2 to recommend FluMist, the nasal spray version of the influenza vaccine, be used during the 2018-19 influenza (flu) season.
New data shows cell-based and recombinant vaccines were more effective in the 2017-18 influenza (flu) season
A new study shows people with heart failure who receive a seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine have a 50 percent drop in the risk of death during flu season and a 20percent drop in the risk of death during the rest of the year.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee chose the Northern Hemisphere’s 2018-19 influenza (flu) vaccine strains based on the World Health Organization’s recommendations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has updated its 2017-18 recommendations regarding the use of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccines and guidance for vaccine providers about the use of flu vaccines for the 2018-19 season.
A recent study shows two injections of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine a few weeks apart may reverse the causes of type 1 diabetes over several years.