Immunization

The world is a better place as a result of vaccines, but we cannot force patients to receive them.

By infecting 5% to 10% of the US population each year, influenza consumes $87.1 billion.

In the United States, adult immunization rates are substandard. Opportunities exist to improve these rates trough quality performance measurement, but not without challenges.

Because patients are getting varicella vaccines, it is necessary for them to receive the zoster vaccine once they reach the appropriate age.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice has released guidelines for the use of a new combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed and inactivated poliovirus vaccine as a booster dose.

How is your pharmacy's influenza vaccine supply looking throughout this year's flu season?

The FDA has expanded the age indication of Merck's human papillomavirus 9-valent vaccine for men.

Pneumococcal immunization recommendations have changed multiple times in previous years, but the rationale behind the new recommendations may not be clearly understood.

With flu season well under way, many pharmacy technicians have found themselves directing a myriad of flu-related questions to pharmacists.

Pharmacists have more work to do to educate patients on the importance and efficacy of flu vaccination, a new poll reveals.

The FDA has approved Novartis' Fluad, the first seasonal influenza vaccine containing an adjuvant.

From now through December 12, Rite Aid will offer discounts on select trivalent flu shots in support of National Influenza Vaccination Week.

Skipping a flu shot may put patients at greater risk for flu-related pneumonia.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently updated the recommended interval between the 13-valeant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the 23-valeant pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in low-risk elderly patients.

In the health-system setting, pharmacists must often prioritize their attention to treating the most acute medical condition a patient presents with; however, it is important to also consider opportunities to prevent disease.

Touro College of Pharmacy students recently participated in the school's third annual Operation Immunization.

Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Limited has announced that its influenza vaccines business will begin operating under the brand Seqirus.

Now through February, patients can stop by any Reasor's location and receive their 2015-2016 flu shot, administered by a vaccination-trained pharmacist.

Understanding why anti-vaxxers stand against vaccination may help pharmacists develop strategies to remove barriers to immunization.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is applauding the accomplishments of pharmacists as the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) nears the 20th anniversary of its pharmacy-based immunization delivery certificate training program.

While flu vaccine effectiveness is traditionally measured across medically attended influenza patients, health care professionals can benefit from learning how the vaccine works in patients who don't seek treatment.

Pfizer has completed the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline's quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY vaccines Nimenrix and Mencevax.

The message from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is clear: everyone 6 months and older should get this year's flu vaccine.

During last night's Republican presidential debate, candidates made disparate statements about vaccines and autism while calling into question current vaccination schedules.

Adults who get immunized against influenza are protecting not only themselves, but also their elderly peers.

Widespread vaccine use benefits the public by producing unprecedented good health. Vaccine-related adverse events, which can be perceived or real, can decrease vaccination rates, however.

As pharmacists administer more vaccines, the risks of needle-stick injury and transmission of a bloodborne disease increase among pharmacists.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making it easier for patients with shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) to be compensated for their pain.

In response to meningitis outbreaks across US campuses last year, some universities are taking a proactive role in immunizing students as the school season returns.

About 40% of Americans have missed a major life event because of flu symptoms, according to a recent CVS survey.