All Childhood Vaccines May Someday Go In One Shot
Scientists at MIT have invented a new technology that could someday be used to deliver all childhood vaccines in a single shot. The new technology was successfully tested in mice...
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FDA Panel Unanimously Endorses Shingrix Shingles Vaccine
An advisory panel to the FDA voted 11-0 recommending approval of GlaxoSmithKline’s shingles vaccine Shingrix, paving the way for a final decision next month. The FDA does not always follow...
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Study: 3rd Dose of MMR Vaccine Could Stop Outbreaks
A new study suggests that a 3rd dose of the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella may help prevent outbreaks of mumps. The study was published in the New...
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U.S. Awards $6M to HPV Vaccine Victims
Approximately $6 million has been paid to 49 people who were injured by side effects of the HPV vaccine by February 2013, according to statistics released by the U.S. National...
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Pediatrics Advise Against Nasal Spray FluMust Vaccine
For the second year in a row, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending that everyone 6 months and older get a traditional flu shot injection rather than the...
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College Students Urged to Get Meningitis B Vaccine
Health officials are urging college students to get vaccinated against meningitis B before they head off to school. The meningitis B vaccine was approved in 2014 and protects against most...
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Maryland Reports Uptick in Pertussis Infections
The Maryland Department of Health reported a 15% increase in the number of confirmed or possible cases of pertussis (“whooping cough”) in the first half of 2017, compared to the...
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Less than 50% of Teens Up to Date on HPV Vaccine
Federal health officials reported that 60% of parents in the United States are vaccinating their children against human papillomavirus (HPV), but only 43% are up-to-date on all the recommended doses....
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Vaccine Exemption Rates for Students in Texas
Less than 1% of students in Texas are not vaccinated, but health officials report that the number of school-age children who do not have their shots has quadrupled over the...
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MMRV Vaccine Not Linked to Seizure Risk
Researchers in Australia have found more evidence that children do not have an increased risk of seizures if they receive the combined MMRV vaccine for their 2nd dose of the...
