Immunization

The success of the COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna has given many HIV advocates hope that a preventive mRNA vaccine is on the horizon.

Public recognition of their role has increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Symptoms of bird flu include cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, headache, and shortness of breath.

New study results show that single-dose vaccination may benefit populations with limited supplies.

Melissa Pein, a pharmacy technician supervisor at Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hospital, discusses her CPhT 2021 conference presentation regarding pharmacy technicians and the role they play in vaccinations

Clinical testing of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy has led to the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty.

Survey results from COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project shows desire to protect kids from getting the coronavirus.

Study results show that individuals who were vaccinated against the flu were 37% less likely to be hospitalized and 82% less likely to be admitted to the ICU that those who were unvaccinated.

The vaccine is used to prevent cervical cancer and other cancers, such as vulvar, vaginal, and oropharyngeal.

The agency has a 2-day meeting scheduled for this week for an independent advisory panel to discuss the available data.

New study results show that previously infected patients had molecular markers that suggested that immune cells could last longer and migrate more effectively to the respiratory tract.

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Anna Legreid-Dopp, PharmD, Senior Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists discusses Pfizer’s request to approve their COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11.

A town hall meeting with representatives from the agencies emphasized the effectiveness and likelihood of getting a third dose of the vaccine.

Respiratory infections can become a problem in muscular dystrophy, therefore immunizations for pneumonia and influenza are vital.

Pharmacists working in the community setting are practicing public health pharmacy practice on a daily basis, but probably just didn’t have a name for it.

With the Delta variant, there was an increase in coronavirus-related hospitalizations by more than one-third among these individuals.

Laura Lee Hall, PhD, president of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC), discusses the SHC’s recently released Flu DRIVE Toolkit, which was designed to help overburdened health systems improve flu vaccination rates among vulnerable populations.

Pharmacists can assess patients' needs, evaluate what is required for specific destinations, and provide relevant resources.

Survey results from Kantar show that people rate these factors more important than an active family life and financial security in terms of well-being.

These patients had comparable levels of antibodies to individuals without the disease after a 2-dose course of the vaccination.

Stanford research results show that of nearly 39,000 individuals, just 22 had potential allergic reactions, and all recovered.

The results of a review by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute finds that pediatric patients who are vaccinated get protection from the long-term effects of the disease.

Investigators at the IMT School for Advanced Studies say that future rollouts should focus on workers, which would help avoid another lockdown.