December 6, 2024 CDC Recommends Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Older Adults Samantha Anderer JAMA. 2025;333(1):12. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24258 Full Text The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, administered ...
CDC issues vaccine schedule for adults. (Use in Pregnancy Addressed).Demott, Kathryn
The CDC says everyone should be vaccinated for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. The Tdap vaccine is for children aged at least 7, teens, and adults. Teens should get a Tdap vaccine when they are 10 or 11 years old. Adults who haven't gotten a Tdap vaccine before should get one. ...
Adults who have gotten the PCV13 dose but not the previously recommended PPSV23 vaccines are eligible for a single dose of PCV20 or one or more doses of the PPSV23 vaccine. “CDC and ACIP will continue to assess the safety of PCV15 and PCV20 use in adults, monitor...
Immunocompromised adults are more likely to get severely ill from Covid than others and some studies confirm a third vaccine dose could help prompt a more robust antibody response. Meg Tirrell reports on a CDC advisory committee meeting about recommending a third dose for these U.S. adults...
Often there are no symptoms. The CDC says that “HPV is so common that almost every person who is sexually active will get HPV at some time in their life.” A large, government-backed push to get more people vaccinated for HPV could actually increase many people’s risk...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that eligible persons aged 6 months and older receive a yearly flu vaccine. The best time is typically in the early fall (Sept or Oct), but if you miss this window it's never too late to get as flu season often goes through Spri...
CDC Director Rochelle P Walensky, MD, MPH, announced her endorsement of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of both new RSV vaccines.Image Credit: Adobe Stock - Tada Images Adults who are at the highest risk for severe illness from RSV include ...
While the groups of people eligible for the vaccine in this country will likely be very limited initially, the CDC indicated it may later consider recommending the vaccine for people living in U.S. territories where chikungunya virus may spread. ...
ACIP, AAP, CDC, and others recommend age-appropriate primary immunization against meningococcal serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 disease for individuals ≥2 months of age who will be traveling to or residing in hyperendemic or epidemic areas, including the meningitis belt during dry season, especi...