Vaccines

A new report from the CDC finds that almost 50% of asthma patients received a flu shot in the 2010-2011 season, compared with 36% of asthma patients in the 2005-2006 season.

A study comparing rates of contagious disease before and after the introduction of vaccines finds that vaccines have prevented more than 100 million disease cases in the United States over the past 90 years.

A reduction in pediatric health care visits related to otitis media between 2001 and 2011 appears to be due to uptake of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, according to the results of a new study.

Stephan Foster, PharmD, FAPha, discusses which vaccines pharmacists should be providing in addition to the seasonal influenza vaccine.

A review of data on vaccine coverage from 2008 to 2010 finds that HPV vaccine uptake among young women was significantly lower in the South than in other parts of the country.

Hospitalization rates of infants due to whooping cough were generally significantly lower after recommendations were expanded to advise all adolescents to receive the Tdap vaccine.

A high-dose flu shot may produce greater antibody responses in elderly adults living in nursing homes than the standard vaccine, new research suggests.

Stephan Foster, PharmD, FAPha, explains why pharmacists are providing an increasing portion of vaccinations.

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Stephan Foster, PharmD, FAPha, discusses the history of preventive medicine in the the pharmacy.

Health care workers who were required to get a flu vaccine took far fewer sick days for flu-related symptoms than did health care workers who were not required to get vaccinated, a new study finds.

Those who received the flu vaccine were 59% less likely to be hospitalized for pneumonia, a new study finds.

A new study finds that decreased rates of infection with serotypes of pneumococcal disease the PCV7 vaccine protects against outweigh increased rates of infection with serotypes it does not protect against.

Amid legislative shutdown, some drug review operations tied to residual user fees continue, but all nonemergency activities related to biosimilars have been suspended indefinitely.

Areas with a high rate of nonmedical vaccine exemption were significantly more likely to overlap with clusters of pertussis cases during a 2010 outbreak in California, according to the results of a new study.

Providing vaccinations to patients and offering delivery services are excellent ways for pharmacies to grow their business.

Vaccination rates for children aged 19 to 35 months remained high in 2012, though they fell short for some vaccines and varied from state to state and based on family income.

A new study finds that the portion of adults aged 60 and older who were vaccinated against shingles increased from 6.7% in 2008 to 15.8% in 2011.

There's a reason most school systems require proof of vaccination before students begin in the fall.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of life-threatening illness globally.

A child's risk of developing pertussis increased along with the number of doses of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine he or she had missed, a study finds.

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Goals for several vaccines recommended for adolescents are in sight or have been met, but coverage with the HPV vaccine continues to lag behind, a CDC report finds.