Tdap Vaccination Reduces Dementia Risk in Older Adults
GAPNA discusses findings that Tdap vaccination may reduce dementia, explores vaccine hesitancy in older adults, and looks at the health effects of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Vaccines
High Rate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Young Adults in United States
As COVID-19 cases rise globally, adolescents and young adults show hesitancy towards taking the vaccine, putting herd immunity at risk.
Shingles: Raising Awareness and Promoting Vaccination
Despite the availability of a highly effective shingles vaccine and almost universal risk among those born before 1980, Americans are not getting vaccinated.
Pneumococcal Vaccine Associated With Steep Decline in Antibiotic Use Among Children in Israel
Researchers compared trends in antibiotic prescription rates during the period preceding the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), as well as the early and late PCV periods, among Jewish vs Bedouin children.
Catch-Up Vaccinations for Children, Teens Lagging Behind
Vaccinations substantially declined during March to May 2020; increase seen in June to September, but not enough to catch up
Pediatric Hexavalent Combination Vaccine Vaxelis Now Available
Vaxelis is the first hexavalent combination vaccine indicated for active immunization to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b.
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Staten Islanders on Medicaid
This study looked at Medicaid recipients living in Staten Island to determine their barriers to COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.
US Gives $7.4 Billion for More School Nurses, Better Public Health
Funding is part of the US pandemic response and will provide a steady stream of money rather than the cycle of ‘boom and bust.’
CDC: Fully Vaccinated Can Now Go Maskless With Some Exceptions
Fully vaccinated individuals may resume indoor and outdoor activities without wearing masks or physical distancing, except under certain circumstances.
Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine ID’d
Reaction occurred at or near injection site; reactions were pruritic, painful, and edematous pink plaques.
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