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Jun 24, 2015

Jun 24, 2015
Young adult being vaccinated

ACIP endorses individual choice on meningitis B vaccine

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Jun 24, 2015

ACIP stops short of recommending routine use of group B vaccine in young people.

Nov 12, 2014

Nov 12, 2014

News Scan for Nov 12, 2014

2 new Saudi MERS cases
Tdap vaccine in pregnancy

Aug 14, 2014

Aug 14, 2014

News Scan for Aug 14, 2014

Pneumonia vaccine for seniors
MRSA colonization sites
LAIV in kids
More uses for fecal transplants

Feb 07, 2014

Feb 07, 2014

News Scan for Feb 07, 2014

MERS case in UAE
Canadian H5N1 gene analysis
N95 respirators and bacterial infections
2014 ACIP recommendations

Dec 12, 2013

Dec 12, 2013

News Scan for Dec 12, 2013

Mandatory HCP vaccinations
NYC flu vaccine mandate
Lyme carditis and death

Jun 19, 2013

Jun 19, 2013

Vaccine advisors see little benefit for second Tdap dose

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
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Jun 19, 2013

A working group for a vaccine advisory board recommended against a second dose of Tdap vaccine for teens, citing lack of a booster effect.

Sep 13, 2012

Sep 13, 2012

Tight rabies vaccine supply prompts health alerts

Lisa Schnirring
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Sep 13, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Health departments in some states have alerted their providers about a thin supply of rabies vaccine that has limited pre-exposure prophylaxis and altered how they obtain vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).

Feb 22, 2012

Feb 22, 2012

Vaccine advisors streamline pertussis advice for adults

Lisa Schnirring
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Feb 22, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Federal vaccine advisors today simplified their pertussis immunization recommendation for adults by advising that all those over age 19—including seniors 65 and older—should receive one dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine if they haven't received it already.

Jun 23, 2011

Feb 23, 2011

Feb 23, 2011

ACIP urges pertussis vaccination for health workers

Robert Roos
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Feb 23, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – In the wake of a bad year for pertussis (whooping cough) in 2010, the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended today that healthcare personnel (HCP) get vaccinated against the disease and that employers should foot the bill.

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