Federal Government Changes Course Again on COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
June 2nd 2025After the leaders of the NIH, FDA, and HHS made an announcement stating that both pregnant women and children were going to be taken off the COVID-19 immunization schedule, they decided to offer a new designation for the latter group, making it a shared decision between providers and patients.
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Clinicians Discuss the State of Vaccines Today
A panel discusses how vaccine policy under new federal government policies, why misinformation has flourished and what individual providers can do to win back patient trust.
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High Vaccine Acceptance in Sierra Leone Highlights Role of Trust, Messaging, and Misinformation
May 16th 2025More than 80% of adults support COVID-19 vaccination, but hesitancy linked to side effects, geopolitics, and misinformation remains a challenge, says lead researcher Mahmud Sheku, MPH, MSc.
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Handwashing: An Infection Prevention Method That We Forget?
May 15th 2025Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases discusses the results of the organization's new survey and the surprising findings that many people forget to wash their hands after key times or believe it is not needed.
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Pertussis: Another Vaccine-Preventable Disease Seeing a Major Resurgence
May 14th 2025Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, saw more cases last year than in the last decade, and it is on track for another record year for cases. Sharon Nachman, MD, provides clinical insights for presentation, treatment, and vaccination.
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Global Study Reports 98.9% SVR with SOF/VEL in Over 7000 Patients With Hepatitis C
May 14th 2025Multinational real-world analysis underscores the effectiveness of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) across diverse populations and highlights the need for timely treatment initiation to improve patient outcomes.
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Has Measles Become a Binary Choice Between Trying to Treat the Disease Vs Prevention?
May 8th 2025Paul Offit, MD, offers insights on the state of measles today where some families are opting to believe treatment is a better option than vaccination. He also discusses the potential toxicity of vitamin A treatment, as well as the limitations of supportive treatment for the disease.
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