Recent data suggest that statin use may affect influenza vaccination effectiveness. A new study, however, examines the association further in a cohort of nearly 3 million Medicare beneficiaries.
While immunization of pregnancy women with Tdap has been shown to provide protection against pertussis in newborns, the effects of this on the infant’s immune response to primary vaccination at 2, 4, and 6...
With concerns of bioterrorism in mind, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug with an indication for the treatment of smallpox.
The researchers examined the impact of the PCV and Hib vaccines on the rates of mortality due to S pneumoniae and H influenzae type b disease in children worldwide.
