Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has expanded its recommendation for pediatric flu vaccination coverage to include all patients ages 6 months ...
Only one member of the 14-member panel voted against the universal recommendation. "I just want to be clear that I am not against this vaccine. The data do look great," ACIP member Dr. Pablo Sanchez said, following his dissenting vote. Sanchez voiced concern over what he saw as "extremel...
Therecommendationwas issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention after its vaccine advisory panel weighed in on who should get the shots. The panel made the same recommendation for flu vaccinations this fall, with rare exceptions. "Our top recommendation for protecting yo...
older, according to a recent CDC statement. The vaccines should be administered using shared clinical decision-making, meaning individuals can receive a single dose of the vaccine based on conversations with their health care provider about whether RSV vaccination is the best course of action for ...
Evidence suggesting that this year's flu vaccine missed the mark has caused the CDC to turn to other treatment strategies.
The panel voted twice Tuesday, first asking if 60-to-64-year-olds may receive the vaccine after consulting with their doctor, which received 13 yeses and one abstention. The second vote asked the same question but for those aged 65 and older, receiving nine votes for the r...
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...
Even the new RSVvaccineisn't being embraced byolder adults. Only about 16% of those 60 and older have gotten the shot, the data showed. What's behind the low vaccination rates? Key reasons include a lack of provider recommendation, concerns about side effects, and a lack of time or forg...
In the rare chance that someone had a bad reaction to the shot they can also report it to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. “Today’s ACIP recommendation for maternal immunization with Abrysvo reinforces the wide-ranging impact vaccines can have, including helping protect infants ...
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