Immunization

The Pharmacy Times® Immunization Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on common immunizations, such as flu, zoster, and COVID-19 vaccines.

New Bivalent Omicron-Containing Booster Vaccine May Elicit Higher Antibody Response Against COVID-19

September 26, 2022

Article

Patients could have a better immune response against the omicron variant of COVID-19 with a second booster of the bivalent mRNA-1273.214 vaccine at a 50 μg dose.

Monkeypox in Populations Presenting with Neurologic Syndromes Require Diagnosis

September 26, 2022

Article

Included in the literature review were the known neurologic complications of smallpox, including encephalitis, transverse myelitis, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

Study Suggests Moral Values Predict Regional Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

September 26, 2022

Article

The data showed moral concerns about fairness, loyalty, and purity influenced county-level vaccination rates, but care and authority did not.

Pharmacist Moms’ Dialogues Event Features Vaccination Updates, Addresses Hesitancy

September 23, 2022

Article

Presentation by Chapman University dean highlights patient relations, staffing issues.

Pfizer Reports Positive Study Results for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Infants in the EU

September 21, 2022

Article

Pivotal top-line data demonstrate 20vPnC, if approved likely protects against 20 serotypes in 3-dose series and may offer the broadest serotype coverage of any PCV.

Pharmacy Measures and Policy Considerations for Pharmacy Practice

September 20, 2022

Article

There are several important policy issues that could impact pharmacists’ ability to positively affect the quality of care for patients through the use of pharmacy performance measures.

Pharmacists Play Pivotal Role in Flu Vaccines

September 14, 2022

Article

Key responsibilities include providing recommendations, administering vaccinations, disseminating evidence-based advice, reducing spread of influenza in communities.

Study: 2 or More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reduces Most Long COVID Symptoms

September 14, 2022

Article

Investigators find 8 of 10 of the most common symptoms were reported between 50% and 80% less often among those who received at least 2 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Group B Streptococcus Vaccine Candidate

September 12, 2022

Article

Decision is based on interim analysis of Pfizer’s GBS6 in healthy pregnant woman aged 18 to 40 years, who were vaccinated during their second or early third trimesters.

Pharmacy Focus: Move the Needle Monday- Solving Common Vaccine Challenges with Motivational Interviewing

September 12, 2022

Podcast

Motivational interviewing is a beneficial tool for health care providers to use for improving medication adherence, vaccine hesistancy, and more.