Immunization

The updated 2018 immunization schedules for children and teens has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

From time to time, localities experience outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and need to engage emergency teams to assist in vaccination efforts.

It is important for patients to have accurate and reputable drug information resources at their disposal.

When frontline pharmacists are trained to provide travel health services, they can expand access to patients due to their convenience.

This year’s influenza season has reached epidemic levels, according to a recent CDC briefing on current US flu activity.

Adults aged 65 years and older are especially vulnerable to complications associated with influenza, yet vaccination rates remain well below national health goals. This program will focus on the pharmacist’s role in administering and increasing awareness of the annual influenza vaccination for older adults.

We explore the physical and legal effects that may occur when an infant erroneously receives a third flu shot from the pediatrician.

In recent weeks, increasing influenza activity in the United States reported from CDC surveillance data has made headlines, and health care providers are preparing for a challenging flu season.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) infects approximately 4 million Americans annually. As a result of this infection, there are approximately 445,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths in the United States each year.

Health care providers can administer egg-based influenza vaccines to people with egg allergy without taking precautions, according to a newly-updated influenza vaccine practice parameter from the Influenza Vaccine and Egg Allergy Practice Parameter Workgroup commissioned by Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters (JTFPP).

What does it take to move the small but important proportion of those who refuse or delay immunization away from skepticism and into acceptance?

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As professions expand their scopes of practice, it is critical to step back periodically and examine how the change has affected the profession and the individuals within the profession.

Vaccinations are among the most important preventive measures universally recommended by health authorities today.

The variations between seasonal and pandemic influenza necessitate the use of different approaches when planning vaccination delivery within the pharmacy.

The Immunization and Infectious Disease initiative for Healthy People 2020 goal is to “increase immunization rates and reduce preventable infectious diseases.”

Pneumonia is a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection of the lungs that can be mild to severe in presentation.

It has been well established that every state allows pharmacists to immunize patients, as long as pharmacists meet the requisite training, have the appropriate certification, and utilize proper recordkeeping.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can protect against more than cancer-causing types of HPV, according to a recently-published study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Providing web-based vaccine information with social media components during pregnancy can allay concerns about childhood vaccination.

Vaccine coverage lowest among children who were uninsured or covered by Medicaid compared with children who had private insurance.

Sixty-seven million at-risk Americans remain unvaccinated for pneumococcal disease

One update reflects the committee’s recommendation of a third dose of mumps-containing vaccine in mumps outbreak settings, as determined by public health authorities.

Advances in immunization technology and knowledge of diseases have led to an ongoing stream of new vaccines.

The panel agreed that Shingrix has some superior outcome data; however, some members said it was too early to make the preferential recommendation.

Some say the plant acts as an antiviral, which helps prevent and treat cold and flu viruses. Here is what pharmacists need to know.

Approximately 300,000 pharmacists are eligible to vaccinate adult patients in the pharmacy.