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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

Influences of sociodemographic characteristics and parental HPV vaccination hesitancy on HPV vaccination coverage in five US states
CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent HPV vaccination coverage remains low in our targeted states. Children's age, sex, and parental vaccine hesitancy were significantly associated with likelihood of HPV vaccination. These findings offer the opportunity for targeted interventions among parents in regions with low vaccine uptake and underscore the importance of developing and implementing strategies to address parental HPV vaccination hesitancy to improve uptake in the US.PMID:37198022 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.082
Source: Vaccine - May 17, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: T Shato S Humble A Anandarajah A Barnette H M Brandt J Garbutt L Klesges V S Thompson M I Silver 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

An Opportunity in Cancer Prevention: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Delivery in the Hospital
CONCLUSIONS: Using QI methodology we were successful in increasing HPV and meningococcal vaccination rates among hospitalized adolescents. Considering the relationship of these 2 vaccines is a potential topic of future work. Discerning the correct immunization status at time of admission may be a potential opportunity for improvement in future work.PMID:35419598 | DOI:10.1542/hpeds.2021-006302
Source: Cancer Control - April 14, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Elizabeth Moore Sarah Corey Bauer Amanda Rogers Vanessa McFadden 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