Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage Remains Lower Than DTaP Vaccine
In addition to sociodemographic factors, preterm birth and older age were associated with lower rotavirus vaccine coverage.
In addition to sociodemographic factors, preterm birth and older age were associated with lower rotavirus vaccine coverage.
A 2-dose single-visit intradermal postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) rabies vaccine schedule was as immunologically effective and safe as a 4-dose schedule.
To investigate the incidence of anaphylaxis after vaccination, study authors reviewed data submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) between 1990 and 2016.
The approval was based on data from the Td537 study which included individuals 18-64 years old who had received a dose of Adacel 8-12 years prior (N=1330).
Percentage of U.S. children 19 to 35 months who have not been vaccinated has quadrupled since 2001.
Prior-season influenza vaccination history was not associated with reduced vaccine effectiveness in children.
The anti-vaccine movement has proliferated over recent years, thanks in part to its most vocal proponents using social media to churn out often misleading information.
A second dose of Tdap, a reduced-antigen-content tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine, 9 years after initial vaccination was well tolerated and immunogenic.
An adverse event after immunization may not reoccur with future immunizations, unless the initial reaction was severe.
Immunization with Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy resulted in higher concentrations of pertussis toxin antibodies in newborns.