Beginning in 1991, the CDC recommended that hepatitis B vaccination became standard of care for infants, making it the first shot most babies receive before leaving the hospital. That said, many adults born before the 1991 hepatitis B vaccine recommendation are living unprotected against the hepatiti...
On June 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)updated its recommendation for the use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines in people ages 60 and older. For this upcoming respiratory virus season, CDC recommends: Everyone ages 75 and older receive the RSV vaccine. Peopl...
of the HepB vaccine series for HCP who have contact with patients or blood and who are at ongoing risk for injuries with sharp instruments or needlesticks (9). Since 1982 (when HepB vaccine was recommended for HCP), major declines have ...