Troy Brown, RN Medscape COVID-19 may be the dominant public health concern at present, but the flu is still a dire threat. Influenza-related hospitalization rates are the highest on record for children younger than 5 years and adults aged 18 to 49 years, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). […]
By Jan Hoffman Brad Bigford, a traveling nurse practitioner from Boise, Idaho, jumped at the invitation: spend an afternoon at Fred’s Reel Barber Shop in nearby Meridian, offering the flu vaccine to customers. “Ladies, send your guys for a trim and a flu shot,” Mr. Bigford posted on Facebook. He added, “Anti-vaxxers need not reply.” […]
By Denise Grady The first testing in humans of an experimental vaccine for the new coronavirus began on Monday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced. The main goal of this first set of tests is to find out if the vaccine is safe. If it is, later studies will determine how well […]
(HealthDay News) — Rotavirus vaccination seems not to be associated with type 1 diabetes in children, according to a study published online March 9 in JAMA Pediatrics. Jason M. Glanz, Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues examined the potential association between rotavirus vaccination and incidence of type 1 diabetes in children aged […]
By Troy Brown, RN Thirteen children died from influenza-related illness during the week ending February 15, for a total of 105 this season. This is the second highest number of flu deaths in children since the inclusion of such deaths as a nationally notifiable condition in 2004, according to a February 21 report from the Centers for Disease Control […]
By RONALD A. DEPINHO As the father of three teenagers, as a son whose father lost his battle with cancer, and as a physician-scientist who specialized in cancer research for more than four decades, I was heartened by the recent and welcome news of continued declines in US cancer mortality rates, driven by continued reductions in tobacco […]
By Dr. Yalda Safai ABC News One-third of children between the ages of 19-35 months don’t receive vaccines on time, leaving them vulnerable to preventable infectious diseases, and their complications, a new study finds. The study revealed that 63% of children received vaccines on time before the age of three, as per Centers for Disease Control and […]
(HealthDay News) — Most pediatricians report that the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) has high perceived benefits, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in Pediatrics. Sean T. O’Leary, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues conducted an electronic and mail survey from June to September 2017 among 372 pediatricians to […]
By Erika Edwards A first look at how well the flu vaccine is working suggests it’s better than last season’s shot — so far. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that the overall effectiveness of the shot in the current flu season is 45 percent. The CDC evaluates the annual vaccine on how well it […]
By KATE THAYER CHICAGO TRIBUNE Under newly introduced state legislation, parents in Illinois would no longer be able to claim religion as a reason to refuse vaccinations for their children — a move backed by public health officials as a way to stave off outbreaks of diseases once thought to be eradicated, and shunned by groups […]