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Updates To CDC Immunization Schedule

Drug Topics

At the 44th annual National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference, the CDC provided an updated immunization schedule that details new changes.

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Smoking impairs immune response, even after quitting, new study says

STAT

The study , published Wednesday in Nature, underscores the importance of never lighting up that first cigarette, based on its conclusion that smoking has much longer harmful effects on immune responses than previously understood. Read the rest…

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Barriers to Influenza Immunizations

Pharmacy Times

Chad Worz, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, discusses how vaccine hesitancy and misinformation about flu vaccines create barriers to annual flu immunizations.

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Amid measles outbreaks, U.K. launches vaccination ad campaign to boost childhood immunizations

STAT

The ads, which tell parents to contact their general practitioners if they’ve missed getting their kids immunized, are designed to capture parents’ desires to keep kids safe. Read the rest…

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Social Determinants Associated With Low Immunization

Pharmacy Times

Experts discuss the social determinants that can affect the rates of flu immunizations and strategies to boost immunization rates.

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Immune Cells Shape Lung Development and Growth, Allow Developments for Treatment of Asthma, COPD

Pharmacy Times

The new understanding of immune cells could not only contribute to the development of lung disease treatments, but treatments for other organ systems as well.

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Dormant HIV Infections Elicit Small Immune Response, Though Not Significant

Pharmacy Times

Two separate study findings reported that a subset of dormant CD4+ cells could spontaneously produce HIV RNA and proteins, impacting a patient’s HIV-specific immune responses.