Penicillin allergy is commonly reported in the pediatric emergency department. However, true penicillin allergy is rare. In a recent study, researchers investigated the prevalence of true allergy among...
The impact of receiving fewer than 3 doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine on the prevention of genital warts is unknown. A recent study compared rates of genital warts seen with 0, 1, 2, or 3 doses of...
In a recent study, researchers assessed the potential effects of HPV vaccination on rates of oral HPV infections. For study details, including population-level effectiveness of the HPV vaccination,
A study shows that live attenuated influenza vaccines increase immune responses in children, and could potentially lead to universal influenza vaccines.
Due to manufacturing problems in late 2015, supplies of the US-licensed yellow fever vaccine are expected to be completely depleted by the middle of 2017. In a recent report, the CDC detailed its plan to...
In their study, researchers compared incidence of bacteremia in toddlers from pre-pneumococcal vaccination to after the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
While vaccine-hesitancy has been extensively studied in conjunction with children’s vaccination status and noncompliance, little research has focused on the adult caregiver’s vaccine status as a possible...
