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Despite sustained high vaccine coverage, outbreaks continue to occur every 3 to 5 years in some countries.
The universal HBV birth dose has prevented an estimated 90,100 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice.
The Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG) will offer evidence-backed advisory expertise on infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
Seres Therapeutics will receive up to $3.6 million to advance development of a liquid formulation of SER-155, its investigational microbiome drug.
CWD has now been found in free-ranging white-tailed deer in 18 counties in addition to Decatur.
Officials also confirmed a new avian flu detection in dairy cattle in California.
The analysis draws on data from more than 132 million people.
Martin Kulldorff, PhD, has been appointed chief science officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
Analysis of more than 400 studies reveals no evidence that delaying the universal hepatitis B vaccine birth dose improves safety or effectiveness.
Only 1 state—Louisiana—reported high influenza-like illness.
The case total in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak has now reached 76.
The findings for children with congenital Zika syndrome were independent of microcephaly.
Vinay Prasad claimed—but provided no evidence—that COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of 10 children.
Last year, only 84% of children received the first dose and 76% received the second dose of measles vaccine worldwide.
Children born to an asthmatic parent and not hospitalized for RSV bronchiolitis were at nearly double the risk of asthma as those born to parents without asthma.
Five health care workers were infected during this outbreak, 3 of whom died.
Three new deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak, bringing the death toll to 8.
All 37 infants with botulism have required hospitalization.
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
A coalition of groups is asking the agency to ban pesticides containing oxytetracycline, streptomycin, gentamicin, kasugamycin, ipflufenoquin, and triazole fungicides.
