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1/2/18 Sanofi Pasteur announced on December 27th that the FDA approved Vaxelis, a Diphtheria, Tetanus Toxoids,  Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Inactivated Poliovirus, Haemophilus b Conjugate, and Hepatitis B Vaccine) indicated for children 6 weeks to 4 years. VAXELIS...

12/19/18 “In life, as in chess, forethought wins.” Charles Buxton

12/18/18 In this article published in the October 31st issue of Medical Economics Deborah Abrams Kaplan reports on  the financial advantages of joining forces with other physicians to improve the medical practice’s bottom line.  Kaplan reports that savings can be...

11/28/18 Proactive practices are reaching out to their patients coming home soon from college, taking advantage of the holiday break as an ideal time to get these patients in for some needed immunizations.   Although many student health departments do carry influenza...

11/27/18 An interactive webinar with Dr. Paul Offit TODAY!  Don’t miss this important support for your discussions regarding vaccines!  

11/15/18 Credible and legitimate information from Paul Offit MD, Stanley Plotkin MD, Dorit Reiss LLB, PhD in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, physicians can find here essential data and documenting support regarding the use of vaccines. This is particularly...

11/13/18 The extra special pricing promotion on HEPLISAV-B (Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted) ends this Thursday, November 15th. Remember, this vaccine is for 18+ and is only 2 doses!Order anytime at www.vaccineshoppe.com for MPPG discount pricing, but by...

10/31/18 Current influenza activity in the United States may be seen in the CDC’s Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report.  Additional influenza activity details may be seen in last week’s MMWR and the FluView Interactive.  Last season was a particularly tough one,...

10/30/18 An update to the vaccine information sheets for Hepatitis B immunization has been made.  This update is due to the new 2 dose Hepatitis B vaccine that is now available to those 18 years of age and older.  The new hepatitis B vaccine is Heplisav-B  (HepB-CpG)...

10/24/18 In 2018, NCQA added a new measure that allows organizations to report using electronic data and aligns more specifically with ACIP. NCQA added the new pneumococcal measure:  The percentage of members 65 years of age and older who have received the recommended...

10/23/18 Where is polio occurring these days?  Here is an article in CIDRAP that shares a report from GPEI, Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The countries where polio has been reported last week are: Afghanistan, Niger, Somalia and Papua New Guinea. The GPEI...

10/18/18 “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” - Marie Curie

10/16/18 CDC stated on Friday there is a trend that the number is increasing on the US children of kindergarten age and younger not receiving the recommended immunizations.  Although vaccination rates remain high in general, this is the third year in a row that...

10/9/18 The FDA approved an expanded age indication for Merck’s HPV 9 Vaccine, Gardasil 9. The new age indication for this vaccine will cover the appropriate patients, males and females 9yrs to 45yrs!  The FDA announcement came last Friday and should help prevent more...

10/5/18   Creating smiles!  One MD cutting a rug with his young patient!