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Pediatric Immunization Resource Center
Injections outperform inhaled measles vaccine
April 28, 2015By Karen Bardossi
Injected measles vaccine stimulates a significantly stronger immune response than inhaled vaccine, a new study reports.
February 10, 2015By Karen Bardossi
The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced the release of the 2015 recommended vaccination schedule for children and adolescents in a recent policy statement from the Academy’s Committee on Infectious Diseases.
January 22, 2015By Karen Bardossi
Two measles-containing vaccines are unlikely to result in adverse effects, a 12-year study has found.
January 08, 2015By Karen Bardossi
Young children are more likely to get a second dose of influenza vaccine when their parents receive reminders by text message, a new study reports.
December 18, 2014By Karen Bardossi
Contrary to current guidelines, children born before 37 weeks’ gestation should be considered at high risk for complications of influenza, a new meta-analysis shows.
December 16, 2014By Karen Bardossi
Infants have borne the brunt of the worst outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, in almost 70 years in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
December 11, 2014By Karen Bardossi
In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has expanded its recommendations for giving pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae to high-risk older children and adolescents.Pertussis Vaccine Best Defense Against Whooping Cough but Estimated Vaccine Effectiveness Declines Over Time (VIDEO)
September 04, 2014
Pertussis or whopping cough is a contagious respiratory disease that can be life-threatening to newborns and infants. Learn more about the vaccine.VIDEO: Declining rate of HPV vaccination in adolescents
September 01, 2014
Dr Anne Schuchat, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, discusses the recent CDC report on declining humanpapillomavirus vaccine rates in adolescents.
August 01, 2014By Michelle Stephenson
The high cost of purchasing and administering vaccines has been a topic of discussion by pediatricians for some time. New vaccines cost much more than the older ones, and even the old vaccines have consistently increased in cost over the years. This has caused some pediatricians to consider dropping vaccines from their practices altogether.