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7/26/16   Sanofi Pasteur, the world's largest influenza vaccine manufacturer expects to distribute more than 65 million flu vaccine doses to help protect people six months and older against the flu.   Shipments to health care providers and distributors mark...

7/21/16   In reference to the Princeton University Meningitis B outbreak, the seroconversion rates to the outbreak strain were less than expected with GSK’s 4CMenB vaccine. The study was published in yesterday’s New England Journal of Medicine Read...

7/20/16   From the AAPS, is an article questioning the AMA proposed link of adverse health outcomes for asthma patients and others living near fracking sites.  The AMA’s article on the subject reports the first evaluation of Unconventional Natural Gas Development...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

6/22/2016   The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has a new vaccine recommendation. The Cholera vaccine recommendation is specifically for high risk travelers. This recently approved Cholera Vaccine should be available for shipping in the fall. ...

6/21/16   The first human trials on the Zika vaccine are set to begin phase 1 before the end of the year.  This DNA vaccine is developed in collaboration by Gene One and Inovio. NIAID, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious disease has a Zika vaccine in...

6/15/16   Travelers heading to destinations where V. Cholerae bacterium infection is a risk, now have a prevention option.   Vaxchora, is the first Cholera vaccine available in the U.S.  It is manufactured by PaxVax Bermuda Ltd. and distributed by PaxVax Inc. in...

6/14/16   Busy seeing patients and can’t make it to the meeting next week at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in Atlanta GA?  Don’t despair see the live Webcast instead!  First up on the agenda is Cholera Vaccine!  Get all the latest...

6/9/16   Due to the specific nature of the Neisseria Meningitidis strain tested in the Rutgers Students’ MenB cases, Pfizer’s Trumenba@ vaccine is recommended for best protection, in particular giving the maximum number of doses in the series ( 3 ).  Review the...

6/8/2016   2 Rutgers University students recently contracted Meningitis B infections.  Preventing Meningitis B through vaccination is a current reality however, healthcare providers may need to be more proactive and encourage patients in this age group to come...