Immunizations

ACIP voted 10-to-4 to expand the recommended HPV vaccine “catch-up” age for men from 21 to 26, matching the existing guidelines for women.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s study shows that the pertussis vaccine weakens as time passes after a patient's most recent vaccination.

International travel and poor vaccine uptake are among the key factors identified by investigators who mapped counties at-risk for measles cases in the United States.

Contagion® caught up with William Schaffner, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, to discuss the highlights from this week’s NFID Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research.

An intradermal Ebola vaccine candidate shows promise as a safe, temperature-stable, and effective option for preventing outbreaks, new data show.

The latest case cluster in the United States has led a university to change policy regarding the MMR vaccine.

To shed light on the current measles outbreaks, Contagion® is launching a video series featuring the perspectives of 2 medical experts.

On any given day 590,000 individuals are incarcerated across the EU, yet surveillance and reporting for new infectious disease diagnoses are only required for tuberculosis.

Countries around the world begin to respond to measles outbreaks, with Italy taking the step of keeping unvaccinated kids home from school.

With 206 cases of measles reported so far in 11 states in 2019, a new study noting that there is no connection between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism has been released.

The rise of Shingrix as a first-choice prophylaxis for shingles has lead to increased demand as the manufacturer commits to ramping up production.

With 6 ongoing outbreaks, cases reported across 10 states, and the FDA commissioner contemplating federal intervention, measles remains at the forefront of collective consciousness.

Post-licensure safety data on recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is consistent with pre-licensure clinical trial data, although the CDC cautions that the immunization is still in the “early uptake period.”

Despite current recommendations, Tdap vaccine coverage in pregnant women remains suboptimal.

A universal flu vaccine candidate elicits protective response in mice against multiple strains of the virus.

Several outbreaks of mumps in university settings throughout Indiana in 2016 highlight a need for standardized immunization record collection and a third MMR vaccination dose for individuals at increased risk of infection.

Following outbreaks of measles and yellow fever in parts of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, PAHO is leading the 16th annual Vaccination Week in the Americas in an effort to vaccinate 70 million individuals against several diseases.

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology may have found the best delivery mode for a vaccine against HIV.

Health officials in Minnesota have linked the state’s biggest measles outbreak in decades to anti-vaccination efforts centered on one immigrant community.

Researchers find that children of parents or caregivers who receive the season flu shot are more likely than others to also be immunized.

Contagion® is celebrating it’s one-year anniversary today, February 7, 2017. As we hit this milestone, we wanted to look back and remember the three articles that launched Contagion® on this day in 2016.

Vaccines are generally quite safe, but a recent study of BCG, DTP, and MCV raises concerns that warrant further exploration.

Walgreens has partnered up again with the US Department of Health in an effort to improve rates of flu vaccination by providing over $10 million in free flu shot vouchers for Americans who are uninsured.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new influenza vaccines AFLURIA and AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT from Seqirus.

The on-again, off-again debut of the controversial film “Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe” at the Tribeca Film Festival in March once again made the debate surrounding pediatric vaccination headline news.