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Study: Low RSV Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents

Pharmacy Times

The study highlights the ongoing need for health care providers to recommend respiratory illness vaccinations to increase protection among nursing home residents during the peak season of infection.

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Nursing home groups decry mandate push by CMS for staff to get COVID-19 vaccine

Fierce Healthcare

Nursing home groups decry mandate push by CMS for staff to get COVID-19 vaccine. Thu, 08/19/2021 - 16:27.

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Vaccine experts urge more inclusivity in clinical trials

STAT

The recently approved RSV vaccines have been celebrated as key public health tools, but some vaccine experts have lamented one aspect of the trials that led to their approval — namely, that older adults were largely left out of them. People who are immunocompromised and those who live in nursing homes were also not included.

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Vaccination Efforts to Mitigate Pneumococcal Outbreaks

Pharmacy Times

The panel of healthcare professionals examines how strategic vaccination can effectively mitigate pneumococcal outbreaks, thereby reducing exposure risks to vulnerable populations in healthcare settings such as nursing homes and hospitals.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novartis is losing its chief commercial officer; vaccine experts urge more inclusivity in clinical trials

STAT

The recently approved RSV vaccines have been celebrated as key public health tools, but some vaccine experts have lamented one aspect of the clinical trials that led to their approval — namely, that older adults were largely left out of them , STAT tells us.  Among Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Q&A: As RSV vaccine approvals loom, regulators need to devise vaccination strategies

Pharmaceutical Technology

After a long period of inactivity in RSV vaccine development , two pharmaceutical companies are now approaching regulatory decisions for their RSV vaccines. Both Pfizer and GSK have major approval decisions regarding the use of their RSV vaccines for older adults this May. What incentivises a country to cover a vaccine?

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At What Age Should Children Get the Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine?

BuzzRx

A varicella vaccine (chickenpox vaccine) is available. Please continue reading to find out at what age children should get the chickenpox vaccine. The varicella vaccine became available in the US in 1995. The chickenpox vaccine now prevents approximately 3.5 Who needs chickenpox vaccination?