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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on vaccine safety, editorials on vaccine safety, and perspectives on vaccine safety - drawn from the top medical journals.
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H1N1 Update: CDC Offers Reassurance on Vaccine Safety and Availability Free
- October 7, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
The CDC addressed fears over 2009 H1N1 vaccine safety and availability at a press briefing Tuesday. CDC Director Thomas Frieden addressed "three major concerns that... -
Making the Case for Shots: 'The Clinician's Guide to the Anti-Vaccinationists' Galaxy' Free
- April 24, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
The journal Human Immunology offers a brief review of the anti-vaccine movement and common misconceptions about vaccination.Among the most common misperceptions:Antigenic overload... -
H1N1 Update: Vaccine Safety 'Reassuring' Free
- December 7, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
The 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine shows "no increase above background rates" for complications like Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to preliminary CDC data released online in... -
Smallpox Vaccine Safety
- July 28, 2003
- Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Three studies provide somewhat reassuring data on adverse events in smallpox vaccinees and a fourth suggests that even a diluted vaccine could be effective.- Reviewing:
- Grabenstein JD and Winkenwerder W Jr., JAMA 2003 Jun 25; 289:3278-82. Halsell JS et al., JAMA 2003 Jun 25; 289:3283-9. Talbot TR et al., JAMA 2003 Jun 25; 289:3290-4. Frey SE et al., JAMA 2003 Jun 25; 289:3295-9. Wright ME and Fauci AS., JAMA 2003 Jun 25; 289:3306-8.
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Background Events and Mass Vaccination Free
- November 10, 2009
- Mary E. Wilson, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Knowledge about background rates of disease events is needed to assess events temporally related to vaccination.- Reviewing:
- Black S et al., Lancet 2009 Oct 31;: DeStefano F and Tokars J., Lancet 2009 Oct 31;:
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Low Risk for Febrile Seizure After DTaP-IPV-Hib Vaccination
- March 14, 2012
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
In a population-based study from Denmark, risk for epilepsy was not increased, but a small increased risk for febrile seizures was observed on the day of the first and second vaccine doses.- Reviewing:
- Sun Y et al., JAMA 2012 Feb 22/29; 307:823.
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No Excess Risk for Intussusception from Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine
- February 22, 2012
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
A large cohort study puts the issue of intussusception risk from rotavirus vaccines to rest.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Shui IM et al., JAMA 2012 Feb 8; 307:598.
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More Evidence That Inactivated Flu Vaccine Is Safe in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
- December 21, 2011
- Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
A large cohort study showed no significant increase in risk for sickle cell crises during the 2 weeks after influenza vaccination.- Reviewing:
- Hambidge SJ et al., Pediatrics 2011 Dec 12;:
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DTaP Is Not Associated with Seizures Free
- August 25, 2010
- Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
This large postlicensure study shows convincingly that no association exists between DTaP and seizure.- Reviewing:
- Huang W-T et al., Pediatrics 2010 Aug; 126:263.
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No Increase in Seizures Seen After DTaP Vaccination Free
- July 20, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
The diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) does not appear to increase a child's risk for seizures, according to a retrospective analysis from the CDC's... -
Herpes Zoster Vaccine Safe but Underused Free
- May 4, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Herpes zoster vaccine to prevent shingles is safe, but financial barriers — especially clinicians' unease with reimbursement policies — make it underused, according to two studies in... -
H1N1 Update: Flu Activity Levels Off, but CDC Official Warns Against 'Complacency' Free
- February 8, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
"H1N1 flu activity seems to have leveled off," according to the CDC, but vaccination "remains a good idea." In an online briefing, Dr. Anne Schuchat... -
2009 H1N1 Vaccines — Safe So Far
- December 16, 2009
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Vaccination against novel influenza A (H1N1) virus does not appear to be riskier than vaccination against seasonal influenza.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Dec 11; 58:1351.
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New Options for HPV Vaccine
- October 7, 2009
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
An FDA panel recommends approval of a new indication for the quadrivalent HPV vaccine and approval of a new HPV vaccine. -
Vaccines: Still Key to Child and Community Health Free
A shift in public perception about vaccine safety threatens the success of immunization programs.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Omer SB et al., N Engl J Med 2009 May 7; 360:1981.
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (IXIARO)
- April 29, 2009
- Mary E. Wilson, MD
- Infectious Diseases
A new, Vero-cell–derived, inactivated JE vaccine appears safe (based on limited data) and immunogenic and requires only two doses over 28 days. -
HPV Vaccine: Uptake and Obstacles
- June 5, 2008
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Almost 70% of 12- and 13-year-old British schoolgirls received the first two doses of HPV vaccine; parents who declined did so primarily because of lack of information or safety concerns.- Reviewing:
- Brabin L et al., BMJ 2008 May 10; 336:1056.
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Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: ACIP Practice Guideline
- November 15, 2007
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Several new vaccines, and new recommendations for older vaccines- Reviewing:
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices., Ann Intern Med 2007 Oct 18;: Poland GA and Schaffner W., Ann Intern Med 2007 Oct 18;:
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FDA Expands Approval for FluMist
- October 17, 2007
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
The intranasal influenza vaccine is now also indicated for healthy children aged 2 to 5 years.- Reviewing:
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)., 2007 Sep 19;:
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Thimerosal Exposure and Long-Term Neuropsychological Outcomes Free
- September 26, 2007
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Pre- and postnatal thimerosal exposure was not linked with neuropsychological deficits.- Reviewing:
- Thompson WW et al., N Engl J Med 2007 Sep 27; 357:1281.
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