October 4th 2025
This week, there are C diff and hepatitis roundup reports, how COVID-19 has disrupted traditional respiratory virus patterns with summer surges now preceding the typical winter influenza season, a review of a trial comparing dalbavancin with standard intravenous therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, and more.
September 27th 2025
September 25th 2025
A Pediatrician's Perspective on ACIP’s Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
September 20th 2025Infectious disease pediatrician Sharon Nachman, MD, offers insights on what is already being done in clinical practice with regards to vaccines, the CDC committee's votes on the MMRV and hepatitis b vaccines, and understanding how they will affect these immunizations going forward.
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CDC Vaccine Advisors Table Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote, Keeps Current Policy in Place
September 19th 2025The non-vote leaves the current immunization recommendation in place, but led to further debate amongst the CDC's ACIP panelists on the hepatitis B vaccine as well as questioning the current process of the delivery of data and whether they would be utilizing working groups and grading studies.
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CDC Adds Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir to HIV PrEP Options
September 18th 2025Today’s MMWR recommends twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir for people ≥35 kg, citing PURPOSE-1/2 efficacy, a favorable safety profile with mostly mild to moderate injection-site reactions, and potential adherence benefits.
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HHS and CDC Appoint 5 New ACIP Members Ahead of Fall Meeting
September 16th 2025Catherine M. Stein, Evelyn Griffin, Hilary Blackburn, Kirk Milhoan, and Raymond Pollak join ACIP as the panel prepares to vote on MMRV, hepatitis B, and COVID-19 recommendations following the June reconstitution.
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High-Dose Influenza Vaccine vs Standard Dose: Hospitalization Outcomes in Older Adults
August 30th 2025Results from a Danish trial of more than 330,000 adults 65 years or older found high- and standard-dose influenza vaccines had similar effectiveness against influenza or pneumonia-related hospitalizations.
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FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Fall 2025, Restricts Eligibility to High-Risk Groups
Published: August 29th 2025 | Updated: August 29th 2025New authorization limits shots to adults ≥65 and individuals with underlying health conditions, with ACIP set to review guidance and insurance coverage implications.
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FDA Lifts Pause on Chikungunya Vaccine IXCHIQ Use in Adults 60+ Following Safety Review
Published: August 8th 2025 | Updated: August 8th 2025After a three-month review, the FDA and EMA have cleared continued use of IXCHIQ in adults 60+, adding new safety warnings for elderly individuals with chronic conditions.
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What We Can Learn From Polio and Its Vaccines
July 28th 2025In the second part of an interview with Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH, SM(ASCP), she talks about how the March of Dimes played such a significant role against the disease, how the polio oral vaccine is a singular lesson that can be applied to medical science as a whole, and the understanding of the need to adapt to changing circumstances.
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