Hep A Outbreak in California

10/17/17   A state of emergency was declared on October 13th by California’s Governor, Jerry  Brown due to the 18 deaths and 576 cases caused by the hepatitis A outbreak. This declaration will give the state of California the ability to purchase hepatitis A...

Ebola Vaccines Immunogenic

10/12/17   Although efficacy hasn’t been proven yet in Ebola vaccines, the immunogenicity trials show safety and promise.  The findings comparing two investigational vaccine formulations to a saline placebo are reported in The New England Journal of...

PCV13 Impact on Pneumonia

10/10/2017   This study showed impressive data on the effective protection of the PCV13 vaccine for pneumonia.  Tamara Pilishvili et al evaluated incidence rates before and after the introduction and recommendation of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate...

Wednesday Wisdom

10/4/17   “Vaccines don’t cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases. Vaccine skepticism has helped to bring some of those diseases back from near extinction.” -Alex...

Tdap During Pregnancy

9/28/17   Clinical Infectious Diseases published today a new CDC Study that demonstrated promising pertussis prevention in babies when given to their mothers during pregnancy. Nancy Messonier, MD the CDC’s director of the National Center for Immunization and...