Doctors Sound The Alarm As The Numbers For This Worrying Disease Are ‘Higher Than They Were Pre-Pandemic’
LOADINGERROR LOADING As children’s vaccination rates drop across the United States, rarely discussed diseases are becoming more common. This includes whooping cough, a highly-contagious illness that is largely preventable through vaccination. “We’re now seeing tens of thousands of cases in the U.S. each year, including multiple deaths this year,” said Dr. Caitlin Li, an infectious […]
RSV Vaccine Benefits Probably Outweigh Small Neurologic Risk, CDC Advisors Say
The benefits of vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults ages 60 and older probably outweigh the small risk of vaccine-related Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reaffirmed. In a presentation on the second day of the ACIP’s 2-day meeting, Amadea Britton, MD, of the CDC’s RSV adult vaccination […]
Low-Dose Intradermal Mpox Vaccine on Par With Subcutaneous Dosing
Mpox vaccination with a two-shot, low-dose intradermal approach produced similar antibody titers levels compared with the standard subcutaneous dosing regimen, an observational study showed. Two 0.1-mL intradermal doses of the modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine yielded geometric mean titers of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that neutralize mpox of 88.65 (95% CI 48.09-163.42), compared with […]
Rare Syndrome After COVID Vaccines Described
People who experienced rare long-term adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination often had neurologic symptoms, survey data showed. Among 241 people who self-reported a post-vaccination syndrome (PVS), the five most common symptoms were exercise intolerance (71%), excessive fatigue (69%), numbness (63%), brain fog (63%), and neuropathy (63%), reported Harlan Krumholz, MD, of Yale School of Medicine […]
COVID Vaccine, Infection May Affect Migraine Course Slightly
COVID vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection may play a small role in migraine worsening, preliminary data suggested. While some patients reported migraine worsening after either vaccination or infection, headache diaries did not reflect significant differences in migraine frequency, reported Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD, of Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, and co-authors. “Our preliminary data point […]
COVID Vax in Pregnancy Protects Young Infants Against Omicron
Maternal COVID vaccination in pregnancy protected young infants against Omicron-associated hospitalization, but few women actually receive the vaccine during pregnancy, according to new data from the CDC. At least one maternal vaccine dose had an effectiveness of 54% (95% CI 32-68) against COVID-related hospitalization among infants younger than 3 months of age, and an effectiveness […]
Need Back-to-School Vaccination Records? Try New WDH App! – Wyoming Department of Health
Need Back-to-School Vaccination Records? Try New WDH App! August 15, 2023 With back-to-school season here, a new Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) smartphone application offers families an easy way to check whether their children have all the vaccines they need. Available for download on Google Play and the Apple App Store, the WDH Docket application […]
Need Back-to-School Vaccination Records? Try New WDH App! – Wyoming Department of Health
Need Back-to-School Vaccination Records? Try New WDH App! August 15, 2023 With back-to-school season here, a new Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) smartphone application offers families an easy way to check whether their children have all the vaccines they need. Available for download on Google Play and the Apple App Store, the WDH Docket application […]
Neurologic Events After COVID-19 Vaccines Assessed
All patients hospitalized with new or relapsing neurologic events after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination at a New York tertiary hospital had one or more risk factors for their neurologic condition, a prospective study showed. The most prominent neurologic index events in these vaccinated patients were ischemic stroke (37.7%), encephalopathy (32.6%), seizure (15.9%), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH; 9.4%), […]
Does COVID Vaccination Really Lead to Wonky Periods?
Weak associations were observed between vaccination for COVID-19 and healthcare contacts related to menstrual disturbance or bleeding disorders in women before and after menopause, according to a Swedish register-based cohort study. Looking at over 2.5 million women who received at least one dose of COVID vaccine, the strongest association for menstrual disturbance observed was an […]