Vaccination guidelines have changed for some people ahead of this year’s flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. Recommendations for when you should get your flu vaccine remain the same – September and October are still considered the optimal times. August vaccinations...
CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
The first RSV vaccine, Arexvy, manufactured by GSK, wasapproved by the FDA in May 2023. It is a dual-component vaccine with recombinant subunit prefusion RSV F glycoprotein antigen (RSVPreF3) and an AS01E adjuvant. Originally, Arexvy was the only FDA-approved RSV vaccin...
This reformulation is why health officials are calling this year's shots the "2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine" or simply the "updated COVID-19 vaccine" —no longer using the word "boosters,"like additional doses have been called in previous rollouts. All Americans, including children as young a...
age for the PCV21 vaccine to age 50 would improve vaccine equity, "We were also torn by the confusion that would be in place if we lowered the recommendation for PCV21 to age 50, but not for PCV20, because then we would have three recommendations for people in their 50s," he said...
Understanding the potential risks associated with pneumococcal disease, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provided newrecommendations to improve vaccine coverage and protection among adults. Previously, the committee recommended up to two doses of the PPSV23 vaccine...
“There needs to be massive education,” warned Helen “Keipp” Talbot, an infectious diseases expert from Vanderbilt University, who was the sole ACIP member to vote against recommending the vaccine. Earlier in the day, Talbot questioned the value of approving the Pfizer vaccine, given the exis...
U.S. CDC panel members said simply recommending the vaccine for everybody outweighed complications created by tailoring recommendations more precisely. "I'm strongly in favor of a universal recommendation," panel member and professor at Harvard Medical School Dr. Camille Kotton said. "Let's do...
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