Vaccines

Although the recent measles outbreak in Minnesota has been declared to be over, its occurrence underscores the need to address the larger issue of vaccine uptake in the United States.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a 4-year, $4.8 million grant to the University of Arizona to speed up the development of delta-CPS1, a vaccine candidate to fight valley fever.

A measles outbreak that affected 79 individuals in the state of Minnesota this spring and summer 2017 was recently declared “over” by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).

One study has found that pregnant women were more likely not to have their children vaccinated on time, after receiving negative information on vaccines from their friends and family, even after receiving positive information from their doctors.

A recent review looking at research literature finds that cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults, but significantly less protection for children.

The decision date for a NDA for a new hepatitis B vaccine, Dynavax’s Heplisav-B, has been delayed, as the FDA asked for more post-marketing study information on the vaccine.

Despite the progress that has been made, more research is needed on cancer prevention, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus vaccines.

The pneumococcal vaccine is routinely administered to babies in the United States starting at 2 months of age.

New HIV drugs, vaccine regulations in France, correlations between intestinal viruses & type 1 diabetes, the susceptibility of Florida mosquitoes to transmit chikungunya, and an evaluation of the risk of hepatitis B reactivation in veterans on direct-acting antiviral therapy make up our Top 5 articles for the week of July 30, 2017.

In a 12-1 vote, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee supported the safety data of a new potential hepatitis B vaccine.

With more parents opting for non-medical exemptions from vaccination in some states, a new study highlights the health and financial costs of even small reductions in vaccination rates.

The relationship between temperature and incidence of surgical site infections, progress towards an HIV vaccine, the cleanliness of your stethoscope, an explanation on how infection rates at Stanford Hospital are a canary in a coal mine, and an interactive visual map that depicts the HIV epidemic in the United States, make up the Top 5 news articles for the month of July 2017.

After Italy’s parliamentary decision to mandate vaccines, France health officials follow suit, requiring parents to vaccinate their children against 11 common illnesses starting in 2018.

Contagion® covered the 9th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science this week and much of the research presented at the conference made this week’s Top 5. Topics include: the successful use of oral Truvada in adolescents, a new long-acting two-drug injectable HIV regimen, and a closer look at humanized monoclonal antibody PRO 140 for HIV treatment. Additional Top 5 articles include coverage from the Biodefense World Summit, and lack of infant immunizations across the world.

The NIH has released the findings of the first of 2 early-stage clinical trials on assessing the safety and effectiveness of HIV candidate vaccinations that support additional development of vaccines.

A recent WHO news release reports that infant immunization rates continue to fall short of the global immunization target of 90%.

The polio vaccine (mOPV2) has arrived in Deir Ez-Zor governate, as health officials are working on the implementation of immunization campaigns to stop transmission.

Outbreaks of measles have resulted in over 14,000 infections and the loss of 35 lives across Europe since January 2016.

Although the yellow fever outbreak that has affected several Latin American countries has eased since the end of summer, health officials say new cases are still springing up in some areas.

Researchers from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have found that pet owners are at increased risk of encountering ticks.

The results of a new study have revealed that that classic “beads on a string” model of the influenza A virus may not be entirely accurate.

A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that patients receiving eculizumab can still contract meningitis, even if they have been vaccinated.

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics has found that too many adults aged 65 and older are missing out on important vaccinations.

New research suggests that a vaccine designed to protect against meningitis may also protect against gonorrhea infections.

The Hawaii Department of Health continues to investigate the growing number of mumps infections in the state.