New findings suggest that children who are vaccinated against chicken pox may also have increased protection against shingles. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘vaccine’
Chicken Pox Vaccine May Protect Against Shingles, Too
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Update: Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010I know that it is hard to think about flu season when it is officially summer and consequently HOT all over the country. Be that as it may, the CDC and ACIP just released the guidelines for the seasonal flu vaccine for 2010. (more…)
Vaccine Offers More Coverage Against Pneumococcal Disease
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010The FDA recently approved Prevnar 13 (PCV13) which is a “broader” spectrum vaccine than the currently used Prevnar 7 (PCV7). Prevnar is a vaccine that is routinely administered at 2, 4, 6 and 12-15 months of age. (more…)
Rotarix Vaccine Temporarily Suspended
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010I received the CDC Health Alert yesterday afternoon notifying physicians to “temporarily suspend the usage of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Rotarix (rotavirus) vaccine. Rotarix was licensed for use in 2008 to prevent rotavirus disease, which typically causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea in infants and young children. (more…)
In The News: Vaccine Safety
Monday, March 15th, 2010There have been several articles in the news recently related to vaccines and concerns over their safety. (more…)
National Flu Immunization Week
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010This week is National Influenza Immunization week, so I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone about the need to continue to get vaccinated for both seasonal and H1N1 flu. (more…)
MMR Vaccine Changes Are Coming
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009There is always a lot of news about vaccines, especially this year with the need for two different flu vaccines to provide protection against both seasonal influenza and novel H1N1 (swine flu). But another newsworthy story involves the vaccines to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). (more…)
Latest Flu News
Friday, December 18th, 2009It seems like a while since I have discussed one of the favorite topics this fall, swine flu (novel H1N1). Now that there is less swine flu in the U.S., actually less than 14 states are reporting widespread flu (the latest update will be released today), there is less hysteria and at the same time less concern for prevention. (more…)
Swine Flu Questions Continue
Thursday, November 12th, 2009Now that doctor’s offices are receiving their supplies of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines, my office phones are ringing with new and different questions about swine flu. (more…)
Why Some Need Two Swine Flu Vaccines
Thursday, November 5th, 2009The title of this should be first…before second. What do I mean by that? It seems easy enough, first always comes before second right? (more…)
