February Events
Jaisohn Center: Get Booster with Love event – February 13 and February 24 from 3 – 5 pm. See flyer for full details!
Stephanie Mihailescu
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Twitter Is a Megaphone for ‘Sudden Death’ Vaccine Conspiracies
Wired (January 16, 2023) – WHEN BRITISH RADIO DJ Tim Gough passed away suddenly during a broadcast in October 2022, his friend and colleague James Hazell barely had time to mourn before the trolling began. “They didn’t even give him time to go cold. They were straight on it with some vile messages,” Hazell says. Anti-vaccine […]
Current Recommendations for Hepatitis B Vaccination
Philadelphia Immunization Program – In 2019, the United States saw a rise in acute hepatitis B cases. To counter the rising incidence of acute hepatitis B, ACIP expanded its recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in November 2021. However, a national survey conducted in February 2022 revealed that 55% of family physicians were unaware of the […]
What we know about the Ohio measles outbreak
BY CHIA-YI HOU – 01/15/23 5:05 PM ET The Hill (January 15, 2023) – A measles outbreak in Ohio is raising concerns about the spread of the disease and how a decline in vaccination rates among children might be leading to additional outbreaks. Eighty-five cases have been reported in Ohio as of Friday, mainly in Columbus and […]
How often do you need a COVID booster shot? Yearly, new data suggests.
Karen Weintraub USA Today (January 20, 2023) – Healthy people should get annual COVID-19 boosters to prevent widespread outbreaks, suggests a new study from Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Yearly shots provide just enough frequency to prevent huge outbreaks while not putting an undue burden on people. “There seems to be an […]
Moderna says RSV vaccine is 84% effective at preventing disease in older adults
CNBC (January 17, 2023) – Spencer Kimball@SPENCEKIMBALL KEY POINTS The RSV vaccine was 83.7% effective at preventing lower respiratory tract disease, defined as two or more symptoms, in people ages 60 and older, according to Moderna. RSV infections kill between 6,000 and 10,000 older adults every year and result in 60,000 to 120,000 hospitalizations, according […]
Report Demonstrates that Pharmacist-Administered Vaccinations Have Increased Since the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Business Wire (January 18, 2023) UPPER NYACK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) today published a new report finding an increase nationwide in people receiving vaccines at pharmacies compared to physician practices in 2020 and 2021. Data show that across all vaccines for adults (regardless of location, gender, or income), a large majority of the administration took place […]
Decreasing rates of childhood immunization are a major concern. Our medical analyst explains why
CNN (January 18, 2023)— Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate of immunizations for required vaccines among kindergarten students declined from 95% to approximately 94% during the 2020-21 school year. It dropped further — to […]
January Events
Lancaster County Immunization Coalition: Lancaster Child Protect Clinics and Vacunas para Ninos (Vaccines for Kids) have released their 2023 clinic schedule. These clinics are for uninsured kids 0-18 years old or for children who have Medicaid insurance (no CHIP plans accepted). Children must bring their vaccine records with them. See the flyers below for more info: […]
Thousands of Pa. nursing home residents are behind on their COVID vaccine boosters
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/nursing-home-guidelines-vaccine-covid-pennsylvania-philadelphia-20221226.html