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Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years - National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Aug 25;72(34):912-919. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7234a3.ABSTRACTThree vaccines are routinely recommended for adolescents to prevent pertussis, meningococcal disease, and cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). CDC analyzed data from the 2022 National Immunization Survey-Teen for 16,043 adolescents aged 13-17 years to assess vaccination coverage. Birth cohort analyses were conducted to assess trends in vaccination coverage by age 13 years (i.e., before the 13th birthday) and by age 14 years (i.e., before the 14th birthday) among adolescents who were due for routine vaccination before and dur...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 24, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cassandra Pingali David Yankey Laurie D Elam-Evans Lauri E Markowitz Madeleine R Valier Benjamin Fredua Samuel J Crowe Carla L DeSisto Shannon Stokley James A Singleton Source Type: research

Human papillomavirus vaccination at the first opportunity: An overview
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 May 23:2213603. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2213603. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescents in the United States since 2006. Though recommended at a similar time to the routine recommendations for adolescent tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccination (Tdap) and quadrivalent meningococcal vaccination (MCV4), HPV vaccine uptake has consistently lagged behind these other adolescent vaccines. The ACIP recommends HPV vaccination at 11-12 y, with vaccination starting at 9 ...
Source: Cancer Control - May 23, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Robert A Bednarczyk Noel T Brewer Melissa B Gilkey Sherri Zorn Rebecca B Perkins Kristin Oliver Debbie Saslow Source Type: research

Descriptive epidemiology of age at HPV vaccination: Analysis using the 2020 NIS-Teen
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 Dec 31;19(1):2204784. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2204784.ABSTRACTHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake in the United States remains suboptimal, and continues to trail that of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination and quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccination (MCV4). This is despite these three vaccines all being recommended for routine adolescent use within the 2005-2006 time period. One strategy to improve HPV vaccination is starting the vaccine series at the first opportunity - currently as young as 9 years of age. Little is known about the epidemiology...
Source: Cancer Control - May 4, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Robert A Bednarczyk Heather M Brandt Source Type: research

Effect of medical staff training on vaccination coverage in outpatients with cancer: An interventional multicenter before-and-after study
CONCLUSION: As expected, VC was very low in patients with cancer, consistent with the literature. There was no impact of the intervention for pneumococcal and influenza VC.PMID:36654840 | PMC:PMC9841025 | DOI:10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100261
Source: Cancer Control - January 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pierre Rivi ère Nicolas Penel Karine Faure Guillaume Marie Abeer Najem Marie-Karelle Rivi ère Sophie Panaget Source Type: research

The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to essential health services in Kenya: a retrospective time-series analysis
Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Sep;10(9):e1257-e1267. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00285-6.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Public health emergencies can disrupt the provision of and access to essential health-care services, exacerbating health crises. We aimed to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health-care services in Kenya.METHODS: Using county-level data routinely collected from the health information system from health facilities across the country, we used a robust mixed-effect model to examine changes in 17 indicators of essential health services across four periods: the pre-pandemic period (from January, 2018 to ...
Source: Cancer Control - August 12, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Helen Kiarie Marleen Temmerman Mutono Nyamai Nzisa Liku Wangari Thuo Violet Oramisi Lilly Nyaga Janette Karimi Phidelis Wamalwa Gladwell Gatheca Valerian Mwenda Loice Achieng Ombajo S M Thumbi Essential Health Services Data Monitoring and Evaluation sub-w Source Type: research

Immunogenicity and Safety of a Newly Developed Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid (Td) in Healthy Korean Adolescents: a Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Active-Controlled Phase 3 Trial
CONCLUSION: The BR-TD-1001 satisfied the immunological non-inferiority criterion against diphtheria and tetanus, with a clinically acceptable safety profile.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04618939.PMID:34931494 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e313
Source: Cancer Control - December 21, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ui Yoon Choi Ki Hwan Kim Jin Lee Byung Wook Eun Hwang Min Kim Kyung-Yil Lee Dong Ho Kim Sang Hyuk Ma Jina Lee Jong-Hyun Kim Source Type: research

Association of Maternal Cervical Disease With Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Offspring
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this analysis of salience bias in childhood vaccination decisions, mothers' personal history of cervical cancer or cervical biopsy was not associated with greater vaccination rates among children against HPV. These findings suggest that salience of vaccine-preventable outcomes may not have a major impact on childhood vaccine hesitancy in HPV; the role of salience should be investigated for other vaccines.PMID:34902041 | DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34566
Source: Cancer Control - December 13, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Christopher M Worsham Jaemin Woo Andr é Zimerman Charles F Bray Anupam B Jena Source Type: research

Predictors of HPV vaccination in the southern US: A survey of caregivers from 13 states
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest missed opportunities for HPV vaccination in the southern US and support strengthening provider recommendation for on-time initiation of HPV vaccination among adolescents. Other strategies to increase HPV vaccinations may include encouraging co-administration with other adolescent vaccines, increasing vaccine access, and promoting vaccinations for home/online-school students.PMID:34742592 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.10.036
Source: Vaccine - November 7, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Lavanya Vasudevan Jan Ostermann Yunfei Wang Sayward E Harrison Valerie Yelverton Jodi-Ann McDonald Laura J Fish Charnetta Williams Emmanuel B Walter Source Type: research

Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 24th 2020
We report that electrical stimulation (ES) stimulation of post-stroke aged rats led to an improved functional recovery of spatial long-term memory (T-maze), but not on the rotating pole or the inclined plane, both tests requiring complex sensorimotor skills. Surprisingly, ES had a detrimental effect on the asymmetric sensorimotor deficit. Histologically, there was a robust increase in the number of doublecortin-positive cells in the dentate gyrus and SVZ of the infarcted hemisphere and the presence of a considerable number of neurons expressing tubulin beta III in the infarcted area. Among the genes that were unique...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 23, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Do You Believe More Vaccines or Better Nutrition Prevents Disease?
Conclusion Tremendous government financial and medical resources are wasted on the development of more vaccinations to prevent diseases. No research has proven the effectiveness of vaccinations in preventing illness. Overwhelming evidence exists to show vaccines are dangerous to health and contribute to illness, injury and death. To prevent disease, one should avoid vaccinations, mercury dental fillings and toxic food. Following a nutrient-dense diet of whole, organic foods and removing toxic metals from the body are the best avenues to try and prevent illness and enhance health. References http://www.fierce...
Source: vactruth.com - December 20, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Michelle Goldstein Top Stories Dr. Russell Blaylock National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nutrition truth about vaccines Weston Price Source Type: blogs

The Best of Highlight HEALTH 2012 – The Year in Review
As the year draws to a close, it’s become a tradition for us to take a look back at the top stories readers were interested in (this month, Highlight HEALTH celebrated it’s sixth year promoting advances in biomedical research). As we have in previous years, we’ve compiled two top ten lists of the most-viewed stories for 2012, one as measured by the absolute number of page views and the other as measured by the average number of page views per day posted. To get a sense of underlying themes for the top ten lists, here’s a tag cloud of terms taken from articles that made the cut: biomarker BMI brain can...
Source: Highlight HEALTH - January 1, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Jessen, Ph.D. Source Type: blogs