AHA: About 1 in 3 With ASCVD Not Receiving Flu Shot
Vaccine coverage significantly lower among non-Hispanic blacks, those with lower education, income.
Infectious Disease
Test That Helps With HIV Treatment Selection Gets FDA Clearance
The test may help clinicians tailor HIV therapy for their patients.
PrEP Discontinuation and Age, Racial Disparities
Age, racial/ethnic, and risk category disparities exist among patients who discontinue preexposure prophylaxis treatment after initiation.
CDC: 1 Dead, 8 Hospitalized in Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Ground Beef
States affected include Colorado, California, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Religious Exemption Rate for Vaccination Up in 2017 to 2018
Number of religious exemptions increased after personal belief exemption eliminated in Vermont.
Disneyland Visitors May Have Been Exposed to Measles
Person with measles was at the theme park and at a Starbucks in Los Angeles.
CHEST: Flu Shots Benefit Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Study shows that in-hospital influenza vaccination may lower costs, risk for readmission or death.
Most Physicians Treating STIs Do Not Have Meds on Hand
Increasing availability of treatments will help public health officials stop increases in STIs, authors say.
CDC: Coverage 94.7% for 2 Doses of MMR in 2018 to 2019
2.8 percent of kindergartners were not up to date with MMR vaccination and did not have exemption.
CDC: Vaccination Coverage Generally High for Those Born in 2015-16
Uninsured children, those insured by Medicaid had lower coverage than those with private insurance.
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