Immunization

 
The Need for Vaccination Against COVID-19
January 05, 2024

Drs Tina Q Tan and Rodney Rohde review the importance of vaccinating against COVID-19 to prevent long COVID, as well as highlight the current vaccination recommendations.

Daily Dose: Coadministration of RSV and Influenza Vaccines
December 08, 2023

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Coadministration of RSV, Influenza Vaccines Found Safe and Effective in New Study
December 04, 2023

The coadministration of RSVpreF and seasonal influenza vaccine was found to generate robust immune responses in older adults, reported authors of new study.

Vaccination in America: Highs and Lows by State
November 03, 2023

Get a quick look at the 5 states ranking highest and lowest on metrics including flu vaccination, tetanus vaccination, HPV vaccination, and more.

ID Specialist Underscores Vital Role of Vaccination among Health Care Professionals this Flu Season at IDWeek 2023
October 17, 2023

Clinicians must remember the point of vaccines was not to prevent infection, but to decrease severity of illness, says infectious disease specialist Gopi Patel, MD.

ID Specialist to Colleagues: Don’t Pass Your Germs to Your Patients This Flu Season
October 17, 2023

Gopi Patel, MD, emphasizes the importance of promoting vaccination and infection prevention measures among fellow clinicians, as well as patients, this season.

Daily Dose: Meningococcal Vaccination Coverage Disparities in the US
October 16, 2023

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

IDWeek 2023: New Research Identifies Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Within a Large, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population
October 14, 2023

IDWeek 2023. The study identified disparities in coverage related to age, race, ethnicity, household income, insurance status, and prior influenza vaccination.

IDWeek 2023: Seasonal Flu Vaccine Offers More Protection for Immunocompetent Adults than Immunocompromised Peers, but “Difference not Statistically Significant”
October 11, 2023

Researchers say findings demonstrate the capacity to use an existing influenza vaccine effectiveness network to study a large immunocompromised population.

Adolescents Prefer Combination Meningococcal Vaccine to Separate MenACWY and MenB Administration a New Study Finds
October 11, 2023

IDWeek 2023: Adolescents expressed a preference for a combination vaccine covering serogroups A, B, C, W, Y of invasive meningococcal disease, reported researchers.