Vaccines

Are there benefits to vaccinating women who are pregnant with a vaccine that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related illness in newborns? A new study examined this topic.

In this multidisciplinary roundtable discussion, Albert Rizzo, MD, interviews Barbara Taylor, MD, MS, and Leonard R. Krilov, MD, about recommendations and indications for vaccines against RSV, including in...

In this video roundtable episode, Jaspal Singh, MD, MHA, MHS, interviews Lisa Davidson, MD, Katie Passaretti, MD, and Amina Ahmed, MD, about the recently approved vaccines to protect against Respiratory...

The FDA approved the use of Pfizer’s bivalent prefusion f vaccine in older adults to protect against respiratory syncytial virus. A Pfizer spokesperson answered questions about the study that helped lead to...

In this commentary, John W. Harrington, MD, writes about his clinical experience as a pediatric health care provider addressing the challenges and the danger involving parents/guardians who refuse to...

In this commentary, Michael B. Grosso, MD, writes about the history of vaccine hesitancy, how hesitancy has affected the use of the human papillomavirus vaccine, and what you can do to reduce hesitancy in...

He talks about how specific vaccinations have benefitted our society, why some viruses can be eradicated while others cannot, and how misconceptions about the harms of vaccines started.

Sachiko Ozawa, PhD, MHS—the lead author of a new review that aimed to define hard-to-reach and hard-to-vaccinate populations—answers our questions about her latest review and about vaccine hesitancy.

In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about an addition to the adult vaccination schedule, vitamin K injections in neonates, new onset of tics in children, and the use of inhaled glucocorticoids in...