Immunization

Adults who get immunized against influenza are protecting not only themselves, but also their elderly peers.

Widespread vaccine use benefits the public by producing unprecedented good health. Vaccine-related adverse events, which can be perceived or real, can decrease vaccination rates, however.

As pharmacists administer more vaccines, the risks of needle-stick injury and transmission of a bloodborne disease increase among pharmacists.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making it easier for patients with shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) to be compensated for their pain.

In response to meningitis outbreaks across US campuses last year, some universities are taking a proactive role in immunizing students as the school season returns.

About 40% of Americans have missed a major life event because of flu symptoms, according to a recent CVS survey.

It can be hard to motivate those who need the flu vaccine the most.

Company officials have announced that Food City will once again provide the flu vaccine this immunization season.

Rupal Mansukhani, PharmD, clinical assistant professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, talks about the utility of high-dosage flu vaccine in the 65 and older population.

In light of last year's severe flu season, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges pharmacists to recognize their key role in promoting influenza immunizations.

Rupal Mansukhani, PharmD, clinical assistant professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, discusses what she learned from the last flu season.

Those big, white coolers filled with flu vaccines are about to come rolling into the pharmacy.

The start of the new school year brings a multitude of questions from parents and caregivers about children's vaccination requirements, so pharmacists need to be prepared with answers.

Despite their remarkable effectiveness, influenza vaccines have faced their share of challenges over the years.

Rupal Mansukhani, PharmD, clinical assistant professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, talks about how pharmacists can play a bigger role in providing immunizations.

Rupal Mansukhani, PharmD, clinical assistant professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, talks about roadblocks to increasing immunization rates.

School vaccination requirements have traditionally helped boost immunization rates, but in most states, parents may seek exemptions for religious, medical, or philosophical reasons.

Only 2 US states require the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for adolescents.

The FDA has approved the Flublok influenza vaccine formulation for the 2015-2016 flu season.

Pennsylvania pharmacists can provide flu shots to children under a new law signed by Governor Tom Wolf.

With the FDA's approval of Gardasil 9, this vaccine will now be available as a preventive measure against up to 90% of genital, anal, vulvular, and vaginal cancers, thereby offering additional protection for pediatric patients from the human papillomavirus.

Young women are up to 10 times more likely to complete the human papillomavirus vaccine series when their health care providers are alerted electronically that patients are due for a shot.

What should these pharmacists do?

Pharmacists can play an important role in improving immunization rates.

While many parents remain concerned that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine could cause their children to develop autism, a study has reaffirmed there is no link between the vaccine's use and increased autism risk.

When the puzzle with a missing piece became the symbol for autism, a more perfect representation could not have been made.

California may soon become the third state to disallow vaccination exemptions based on personal or religious beliefs.

GlaxoSmithKline has voluntarily recalled all remaining FluLaval Quadrivalent Thimerosal-Free prefilled flu vaccine syringes.

Even though kids with neurological disorders are at high risk for flu-related complications, they are no more likely to receive annual flu vaccination than healthy children.

Changes to immunization schedules, a review of this season's flu shot, and potential vaccines in the pipeline were broached at the American Pharmacist Association's Annual Meeting and Exposition session on immunizations.