ACIP Updates Recommendations for US Adult Immunization Schedule
The ACIP and CDC have approved and released 2019 recommendations for the adult immunization schedule in the US.
The ACIP and CDC have approved and released 2019 recommendations for the adult immunization schedule in the US.
Total of 4381 reports of adverse events during first 8 months of use; 3% were serious.
23 measles cases confirmed and two more suspected cases under investigation.
Only 15.7 and 34.8% of teens completed HPV vaccination before turning 13 and 15.
Percentage of US children 19 to 35 months who have not been vaccinated has quadrupled since 2001.
WHO named vaccine hesitancy a top 10 threat to global health in 2019. Hysteresis may describe persistent skepticism.
With vaccination, risks reduced for readmission, outpatient visits, fever, clinical evaluations for infection.
Flu-positive patients have higher crude mortality and critical illness vs flu-negative patients.
The immunogenicity generated by 3 experimental Ebola vaccines appears to be long-lasting, as it has persisted for at least 2.5 years.
After adjustment for confounders, vaccine linked to lower all-cause, cardiovascular death.