ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of currently available vaccines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do not include pregnant participants. No data are available to…
SOURCE: Raymond C. Stetson, Jennifer L. Fang, Christopher E. Colby and Robert M. Jacobson. Improving Infant Vaccination Status in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatrics, November 2019, 144…
Lakshmi Sukumaran, Natalie L. McCarthy, Elyse O. Kharbanda, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, Heather S. Lipkind, Lisa Jackson, Nicola P. Klein, Allison L. Naleway, David L. McClure, Rulin C. Hechter, Alison T. Kawai, Jason M. Glanz, Eric S. Weintraub Infant Hospitalizations and Mortality After Maternal Vaccination. Pediatrics, Mar 2018, 141 (3) e20173310; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3310 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices currently recommends…
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A new study of deaths in children from influenza analyzed over four flu seasons found that most deaths occurred in unvaccinated children. The study, “Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Pediatric Deaths:…
Abstract BACKGROUND: Vaccination against pertussis during pregnancy is recommended to protect newborns, yet there is limited information about the effectiveness of maternal tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (Tdap)…
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