Immunization

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Catalent Pharma Solutions and Moderna Therapeutics supports manufacturing of cancer vaccines.

The CDC is now recommending a 2-dose series of the HPV vaccination, rather than the previously recommended 3 doses, in children 11 to 12 years of age.

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Patients with T2D who get the flu shot may have a reduced risk for hospitalization related to cardiovascular or respiratory issues.

The top vaccine candidate for Zika virus is expected to be ready for field testing next year in the event of outbreaks in the United States.

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About 1 in 3 individuals in the United States will develop shingles in their lifetime.

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Pharmacy has many excellent second-string pharmacists filling prescriptions and verifying orders all over the country, but what does it take to move up to the first string?

Routine vaccination declines significantly as patients enter adolescence.

It's official: pharmacist-immunizers have improved the nation's health!

Pharmacists recommend an annual flu vaccine to protect patients against influenza-related morbidity and mortality, but do we follow our own advice?

With students heading back to school and flu season on the horizon, pharmacy technicians will soon experience a surge of patients requesting their flu shot and other vaccinations.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Pharmacist vaccination programs have increased influenza vaccination coverage.

Pharmacists can now administer most vaccines in community pharmacies in most states, including those requiring a multidose series.

Researchers seek to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies to block numerous HIV variants.

Walgreens is now offering vaccinations that provide protection against most strains of serogroup B meningococcal disease at all of its pharmacies.

Miranda Wilheim, PharmD, clinical associate professor at SIUE School of Pharmacy, discusses how pharmacists can increase vaccination rates.

A recent outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease has been seen mostly among men who have sex with men.

Health care providers often frame their immunization promotions by explaining that vaccination protects the individual.

A pharmacist is claiming Walmart discriminated and retaliated against him for his age, his medical condition and medical leave, and his reporting of supposed unlawful conduct at the pharmacy.