Immunization - Adult Immunization News

• Invest in Health for Global Security and Growth, Gates Urges Donors Donating billions of dollars to global funds that fight poverty and disease is one of the best investments governments can make to boost security and economic growth, philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• Top 10 Threats to Global Health Include Flu, Pollution Other threats on WHO's radar include Ebola and other high-threat pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, vaccine 'hesitancy,' weak primary healthcare, and noncommunicable diseases.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2019
• Vaccine-Preventable Infections Common in Pediatric Transplant Patients Over 15% of pediatric solid organ transplant recipients are hospitalized for a vaccine-preventable infection in the first five years after transplant, according to new findings in JAMA Pediatrics.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• Up to 7.3 Million Americans Sickened by Flu So Far, CDC Says From 69,300 to 83,500 people have been hospitalized with influenza in the past 3 months, according to preliminary in-season estimates of flu burden.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2019
• 'Distressing' Trend: Cervical Cancer Increasing in Japan The increasing incidence of cervical cancer among women in Japan points to an increase in the prevalence of HPV and calls for renewed efforts to screen and vaccinate.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2019
• Human Papillomavirus DNA Common in Penile Cancers Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA is commonly present in penile cancers and penile intraepithelial neoplasias, researchers from Denmark report.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• Flu at HF Hospitalization Ups Death, Renal, Respiratory Risks A new analysis documents just how much sicker an influenza infection can make patients who have been hospitalized with heart failure.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2019
• College Students at Heightened Risk for Meningitis B Infections College students may be much more likely than others in their age group to be infected with meningococcal disease serogroup B, develop a rare but potentially fatal infection that can be prevented with vaccination, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• Influenza Picking Up Speed Across US Influenza cases in New York State have risen by 72% during the past week. New York City and nine states report high influenza-like illness activity, up from just two states the previous week.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Alert Sanofi's Pediatric Hexavalent Vaccine Approved by U.S. FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sanofi's new pediatric vaccine immunizing children against six diseases, the French pharmaceutical lab said on Wednesday.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Changing Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster After Vaccine Adoption in the U.S. Shingles is becoming less common in both adults and children in the U.S., according to results from a database study.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Influenza Season Has Officially Begun, CDC Says The 2018-2019 influenza season has hit the benchmarks to officially begin, according to the CDC.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Influenza Vaccine Halves Risk of Hospitalization Vaccination halved the risk of influenza-associated hospitalization among US adults during the 2015-2016 flu season, new data show.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• As Ebola Threatens Mega-cities, Vaccine Stockpile Needs Grow Doubts are growing about whether the world's emergency stockpile of 300,000 Ebola vaccine doses is enough to control future epidemics as the deadly disease moves out of rural forest areas and into urban mega-cities.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Baby Treated in World's First Commercial Drone-Delivered Vaccine
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• WHO Confirms Case of Yellow Fever in Netherlands, Says Risk Low A case of yellow fever, an acute and contagious mosquito-borne viral disease, has been reported in a man in the Netherlands who recently travelled to Gambia and Senegal, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Flu Guidelines From IDSA Update Testing, Treatment Recs Updated seasonal influenza guidelines from IDSA urge prompt testing with newer molecular tests and administration of antiviral medications for pregnant women and others at high risk for complications.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Flu Shots Cut Risk of Premature Death With Heart Failure People with heart failure who get flu shots may be less likely to die prematurely than their counterparts who don't get vaccinated, a Danish study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Should Flu Vaccine Be Mandatory for Medical Staff? Vaccination rates for clinicians and other staff have plateaued in recent years despite more organizations making them a requirement.
  Medscape Reader Polls, December 2018
• Scientists to Test Tailor-Made Vaccine Tech to Fight Epidemics A global coalition set up to fight disease epidemics is investing up to $8.4 million to develop a synthetic vaccine system that could be tailor-made to fight multiple pathogens such as flu, Ebola, Marburg and rabies.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018