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10/17/17   A state of emergency was declared on October 13th by California’s Governor, Jerry  Brown due to the 18 deaths and 576 cases caused by the hepatitis A outbreak. This declaration will give the state of California the ability to purchase hepatitis A...

10/12/17   Although efficacy hasn’t been proven yet in Ebola vaccines, the immunogenicity trials show safety and promise.  The findings comparing two investigational vaccine formulations to a saline placebo are reported in The New England Journal of...

10/10/2017   This study showed impressive data on the effective protection of the PCV13 vaccine for pneumonia.  Tamara Pilishvili et al evaluated incidence rates before and after the introduction and recommendation of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate...

10/4/17   “Vaccines don't cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases. Vaccine skepticism has helped to bring some of those diseases back from near extinction.” -Alex Pareene

9/28/17   Clinical Infectious Diseases published today a new CDC Study that demonstrated promising pertussis prevention in babies when given to their mothers during pregnancy. Nancy Messonier, MD the CDC’s director of the National Center for Immunization and...

9/27/17   This article written by Dr. H. Cody Meissner, MD FAAP and published in AAPNews is an interesting description of the additional components included in vaccines and why.  From adjuvants to preservatives and stabilizers Dr. Meissner discusses the rationale...

9/26/17   AAP published new guidelines to help prevent contagious infections in organized sports.  These preventative interventions help minimize the risk of outbreaks.  Skin to skin contact sports and shared equipment are areas of focus for improved defensive...

9/20/17   “The thing is I think vaccines are one of the greatest medical breakthroughs that we have. I'm a big fan and a great fan of the history of the development of the smallpox vaccine, for example.” - Rand Paul

9/19/17   The potential risks and complications of tattooing, piercing and scarification should be shared with teens.  The AAP’s clinical report on the subject will be published in the October issue of Pediatrics.  The subject ought to be addressed since tattoos...

9/13/17   “There is no satisfactory substitute for excellence” Arnold O. Beckman

9/12/17   In the U.S. the ACIP has not recommended the intranasal influenza vaccine, LAIV Flumist for the second season in a row.   This was unfortunate news for patients averse to injections.  Although this information was announced by the CDC back in June, what...

9/7/17   In a study published earlier this week The Lancet reported a 97.4% efficacy for Gardasil 9.  HPV types covered are 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58.  Data was collected from a large double blind study in 18 countries.

9/6/17   MedImmune’s FluMist wasn’t recommended for last year’s flu immunization season and it’s not recommended again for this current season, 2017-1018.    The AAP has this season’s recommendations published in Pediatrics.  It is of interest to note they do not...

Back in April 2017, Medical Practice Purchasing Group (MPPG) and Circassia Pharmaceuticals have entered into a purchasing agreement to provide NIOX VERO® device refill test kits at a contracted price. This agreement provides a flat-rate price per test on sensor...

8/30/17   The study published in Pediatrics this week was a meta-analysis assessing the risk of repeat adverse events in children who had a reaction following routine vaccination.  They found that re-immunization is usually safe.