CDC report finds adult vaccination rates still lagging; US health officials urge adults to think beyond the annual flu shot.Reinberg, Steven
The agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 14 to one in favor of lowering the age for adult vaccination, which the CDC said gives more people the chance to protect against the disease at ages when the risk of infection increases substantially. Pneumococcal vaccines fromMercka...
To improve vaccination rates among patients with cancer, ASCO has engaged with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and other specialty societies in a 5-year cooperative agreement.13 Along with supporting the development of this guideline, the...
* The CDC recommends hepatitis B vaccination for all adults ages 19-59 years old, as well as adults older than 60 with risk factors for hepatitis B. Anyone 60 years or older who does not meet risk-based recommendations may still receive hepatitis B vaccination. [1] Murthy N, Wodi AP, ...
Updated guidelines proposed by the ACIP suggested that adults 65 and older, individuals 19–64 with underlying medical conditions, and those with an unknown vaccination status get one stand-alone dose of PCV20 or a dose of PCV15 in series with PPSV23. ...
Colleges require the meningitis vaccination based upon the physical reality that many people are stuffed into dorms together, possibly hastening the spread of meningitis. But the reality of teen and young adult sexual activity — according to the Kinsey Institute, over a quarter of teens have had ...
The CDC reported 43.5% of the population over the age of 12 is fully vaccinated. As supply of the vaccines has outpaced demand, the Biden administration has rolled out new incentives designed to boost vaccination rates, includingpartnering with ridesharing companies Uber and Lyftfor free rides to...
The low vaccination rates against these diseases is proof that many people don't understand basic facts about vaccines, he said. First, you can't get the disease from the vaccine. Also, there are myths that vaccinations can cause harm, he added. ...
HBV vaccination recommendations were previously based on individual risk factors, which were found to be inefficient for both providers and patients. Approximately 30% of US adults have been vaccinated against HBV, even as rates of acute HBV have risen steadily over the past decade, part...
"We do continue to see unfortunate disparities in adult influenza vaccinations," Schuchat said. "In children, we don't see those patterns." In fact, the vaccination rates for Asian American children (66 percent), Latino children (61 percent), black children (57 percent) and multiracial childr...