Articles Tagged With: ACIP
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Mortality Projections Spur CDC Booster Approval
Clinicians and public health epidemiologists are loath to make bold moves with a dearth of data, but one dire projection recently swayed clearly uncomfortable members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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CDC Quickly Reverses ACIP’s Vote Against Booster Shots for HCWs
In a highly unusual move, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, overruled her own vaccine advisory committee when they became mired in a far-ranging debate about COVID-19 booster shots that led to an end-of-the day vote not to recommend them for healthcare workers. -
Fauci: Vaccine Booster Should Spark Strong Immune Response
Healthcare workers are expected to be a priority for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots this fall, providing more protection against the highly transmissible delta variant and likely reducing breakthrough infections. -
CDC: Vaccinate Dialysis Staff for COVID-19
The CDC is undertaking a major program to immunize staff and patients at dialysis centers against COVID-19. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices considered dialysis healthcare personnel a priority population for vaccination.
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CDC OKs Johnson & Johnson Vaccine with Warning to Women Younger Than 50 Years
Federal health officials have lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, but women younger than age 50 years should know the risks of the rare but real side effect.
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CDC Advisors Draw Fire for COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
A CDC advisory panel has designated frontline essential workers and those age 75 years and older as the next priority groups to receive COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The decision came amid considerable criticism and controversy at an emergency meeting on Dec. 20, 2020, with the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voting to continue the rationing process while vaccine stocks are insufficient.
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CDC: Healthcare Workers First in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
Healthcare workers have been designated as the highest priority group to receive the first safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine cleared for use in the United States, according to recent discussions and materials reviewed in a non-voting meeting of top immunization advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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When to Administer the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: A Review of the ACIP Recommendations
Recently revised guidelines no longer recommend the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for most healthy adults.
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FDA Move Widens Approved Use of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the nine-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in women and men ages 27-45. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is scheduled to review further information at its February 2019 meeting, with a potential vote at that time. Insurance reimbursement often is based on ACIP guidance.
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Chronic Pain: Evaluation and Treatment in the Emergency Department
Patients with chronic pain can be some of the most difficult patients to deal with. They are often miserable and demanding, and their quest for pain relief can lead to addiction.