Pediatric Vaccines

Before the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, acute gastroenteritis resulted in an estimated 55,000 to 70,000 hospitalizations and 20 to 60 deaths annually in children under 5 years of age. In a recent...

Due to the slow rise in pertussis cases, researchers analyzed incidence of pertussis to determine whether the vaccine had any effect on symptoms and complications related to the disease.

While children undergoing immunosuppressive treatment for cancer are known to have a high risk for invasive pneumococcal disease, few studies have examined the safety and efficacy of the PCV13 in this...

In a recent study, researchers calculated the impact of declining vaccination rates on incidence of measles among young children

Penicillin allergy is commonly reported in the pediatric emergency department. However, true penicillin allergy is rare. In a recent study, researchers investigated the prevalence of true allergy among...

Microneedle patches are well-tolerated, have few adverse effects, and generated robust antibody responses.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new recommendations for the serogroup B meningococcal vaccination series.

The impact of receiving fewer than 3 doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine on the prevention of genital warts is unknown. A recent study compared rates of genital warts seen with 0, 1, 2, or 3 doses of...

In a recent study, researchers assessed the potential effects of HPV vaccination on rates of oral HPV infections. For study details, including population-level effectiveness of the HPV vaccination,

A study shows that live attenuated influenza vaccines increase immune responses in children, and could potentially lead to universal influenza vaccines.