Flu (Influenza)
Off to College: Even Healthy Young Adults Need Vaccines
Think you outgrow the need for vaccines when you graduate from high school? Not so. Every year, thousands of adults in the US suffer serious…
Healthcare Professionals Are Key to Boosting Adult Immunizations
The month of August has been designated as National Immunization Awareness Month. As a partnering organization, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) helping to…
Weekly Round-Up: Infectious Disease News of Interest
Items of interest from the world of vaccine-preventable diseases this week: 1. A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows…
Something Old, Something New in Vaccines
There is the old adage “Something old, something new, something borrowed…” While this is typically found in the world of weddings, last week also saw…
Annual Conference on Vaccine Research in the News
Thank you to Karie Youngdahl for blogging for The College of Physicians History of Vaccines on last week’s 16th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research. With…
A World in Which All Enjoy Lives Free from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
This is a guest blog from Jon S. Abramson, MD, Chair of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and incoming chair of the World Health…
Etiquette Tips for Flu Season
As the flu season winds down, it’s still important to remember the importance of flu etiquette in controling the spread of germs. This guest post…
What the Future Holds for Vaccines
Since Edward Jenner first created the smallpox vaccine in 1796, vaccines have continually proven to be critical to the health of humans worldwide. Since 2006,…
2013 Immunization Schedule Updates
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) regularly meets to review recommended immunization schedules to ensure that the schedules remain current for licensed vaccines. At the February 2013…
2012-13 Influenza Season Takes Its Toll
Like all viruses, influenza, or flu, doesn’t discriminate and the 2012-13 flu season has clearly shown this – taking its toll on everyone including actors like…
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