The gap between the diseases we fear and the actual dangers we face is significant. This Halloween, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm outlines the public health threats that worry him most.
Both a new system to pay doctors for reporting vaccine harms and a new clinic are built in a way that will increase recorded injuries whether or not actual injuries rise.
Changing language on vaccines can mislead people into thinking there’s new evidence about them, when the science hasn’t changed.
We discuss a vaccine-injury initiative, a controversial hepatitis B trial, evolving CDC vaccine guidance, and more.
Published data reveal why a phase 3 trial for a vaccine targeting extraintestinal pathogenic E coli was discontinued early last year.
The company says the vaccine hit all primary end points in a phase 3 trial comparing it with two other pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
A CDC-run website for finding vaccines is not currently functioning.
A new paper indicates that maternal age and number of doctor visits influences Tdap vaccination status.
The guidance offers research-based tools and practical strategies to put kids and adults at ease when receiving vaccines.
The people with the most to say, the pediatricians, pharmacists, and obstetric nurses, are the ones least likely to know they can say it.
