More Positive Results for 9 Valent HPV Vaccine

7/19/16   The July 2016 Pediatrics reported safety data from 7 phase 3 clinical trials.  The  meta analysis on the HPV 9 vaccine,  known in the United States as Gardasil®9 (manufactured by Merck) showed the vaccine is well tolerated in 9-26 year old males and...

Proposed Changes to How Medicare Pays Physicians

7/13/2016   This article in Cooperative of American Physicians’s Practice Management Daily reports the proposed changes to physician payments by Medicare.  No need to have your acronym dictionary at hand since all abbreviations, are clearly defined.   Very...

Merck Vaccine Savings Opportunity

7/12/16   Sanofi ‘s 1% on-line ordering discount can help practices sail into some significant savings when ordering Merck vaccines.  In coordination with Merck vaccines, as of July 1st, Sanofi Pasteur’s sites www.vaccineshoppe and www.vaxserve.com will be...

Lawsuit Filed Friday re: California Immunization Law

7/7/16   A group of parents and a non-profit organization opposing California’s SB277 vaccination law are suing California’s department of education as well as California’s Department of Public Health.   The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction to...

CDC News ZIKA Virus in Puerto Rico

7/6/16   Until a Zika Vaccine is available, other prevention strategies have to be considered.  For those practices with patients traveling to Puerto Rico this summer, perhaps this notification from the CDC will impact their decision.

Programmable RNA Vaccines?

7/5/2015   It’s indeed a true development in vaccine research.  Thinking outside the box from standard vaccine manufacturing, MIT engineers have created a novel approach bringing significant advancements.  These RNA strands packaged and delivered to cells can...