Vaccines Articles
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.
The World Health Organization is recommending a single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine (Typbar-TCV) for use in infants and children older than 6 months and a catch-up vaccine in children up to 15 years in countries where the infection is endemic.
Researchers at the TCD School ofMedicine and the National Children’sResearch Centre in Ireland have discovered a distinct immune response in newborns that could lead to both earlier vaccine administration and reduced need for multiple booster shots.
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology have found individuals who had been inoculated with the newer pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine as part of their initial series of shots mount a weaker recall response when receiving booster shots later on.
The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention is warning about a shortage of Shringrix, the newest shingles vaccine recommended for individuals 50 years and older, due to greater-than-expected demand.
