The article reports on the lack of evidence of the unsafetiness of the childhood vaccination schedule recommended by the U.S. Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) according to the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM).doi:10.1007/s40278-013-1859-xNone...
While answers to this question will come to light moving forward following the vaccination of thousands of human subjects as part of clinical trials and the rolling out of the vaccine, this remains an important question for the use of VSV vectors as a vaccine platform. The long-term immunogeni...
The immunogenicity and protective capability of this vaccine following only two doses in NHPs could be important for determining the dosing schedule for humans. One of the benefits of the DNA vaccine platform is its ease of production and development. Plasmid DNA can be scaled to high levels ...
Decision trees are presented in the text to aid in determining if rabies vaccine is necessary following a known or presumed exposure to the virus, along with a table outlining the various rabies vaccines available in the World. Rabies pre-exposure immunisation is recommended for those individuals ...
Because new vaccines have recently been introduced and the recommended immunization schedules have changed, knowing which vaccines to use and when to give them can be confusing. Dr Feldman discusses current use of the more common vaccines and describes the record keeping required for vaccinations. A...
Effective November 29, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require that all immigrant visa applicants receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose within 12 months before their medical exam. Blanket waivers are available for applicants in countries where the vaccine is not widely ...
Table 2. Pre-exposure and post-exposure rabies vaccination regimens recommended by the WHO and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices by regimen Empty CellNumber of vaccine doses/number of clinic visitsAdministration routeSchedule of injections Pre-exposure Routine intramuscular 3/3 Intramuscular...
Vaccine type Single-cycle replicating vectors with robust safety dataLive attenuated vaccine or replication competent with safety data Safety/reactogenicity Comparable to WHO-recommended vaccinesLow risk of high fever Tolerable reactogenicity and acceptable safety profile Efficacy Demonstrated prevention of ZIKV...
Among military dependents, 28.0% of children aged 19 to 35 months were not current on the 4:3:1:3:3:1 vaccination series excludingHaemophilus influenzaetype b vaccine compared with 21.1% of all other children (odds ratio [OR], 1.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2 - 1.6). ...
juvenile idiopathic arthritis; preventive vaccinations; vaccine administration recommendations; vaccinology education1. Introduction Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis or Still’s disease, is the most common form of arthritis in children...