Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC updates recommendations for hepatitis B virus screening

Recommendations have been updated for screening and testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to research published in the March 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: COVID shots as part of recommended routine

COVID-19 vaccines are making the list of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's recommended immunization schedules for both children and adults. Dr. Jody Terranova, assistant professor of pediatrics at the UConn ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU approves smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox

The European Commission has approved a smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency, the Danish drugmaker that developed the jab said on Monday.

Medical economics

COVID-19 vaccination more likely with provider recommendation

(HealthDay)—Adults who receive a provider recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination are more likely to have received one or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, according to research published in the Dec. 17 issue of the U.S. ...

Vaccination

No data yet on changing COVID vaccines between doses: WHO

The WHO reiterated Friday there was "no adequate data" on switching COVID-19 vaccines between doses, after France said under-55s who received an AstraZeneca first jab should get their second from a different vaccine.

Pediatrics

Parental HPV vaccine hesitancy increased during 2012 to 2018

(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2018, there was an increase in the proportion of unvaccinated adolescents who received a recommendation for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, but parental HPV vaccine hesitancy also increased, ...

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