Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC: HPV vaccination rates increasing among adolescents

(HealthDay)—Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage increased 5.1 percentage points from 2016 to 2017, and there was also an increase in the number of adolescents up to date with HPV vaccinations, according to research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bell's palsy tied to quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine

(HealthDay)—Bell's palsy is the only prespecified adverse event associated with the MenACWY-CRM quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in Pediatrics.

HIV & AIDS

Recommendations updated for meningococcal vaccine in HIV

(HealthDay)—In the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, new recommendations are presented for meningococcal conjugate vaccination among HIV-infected ...

Medications

Few states require HPV vaccine

An examination of state vaccination requirements for adolescents finds that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is currently required in only two states, many fewer than another vaccine associated with sexual transmission ...