Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy Reduces Newborn Pertussis
Oct 10, 2017 - A CDC study estimated that vaccinating pregnant women with the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine during their third trimester was nearly 78 percent effective in preventing pertussis in their infants younger than 2 months.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20171010pregtdapstudy.html
Confluence of Factors Contribute to California's Worsening Pertussis Outbreak
Dec 31, 2014 - Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 26, nearly 10,000 pertussis cases were reported to the California Department of Public Health. Inappropriate vaccination of pregnant women and waning immunity may be largely to blame.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20141231califpertussis.html
Pertussis Is Latest Disease Outbreak Concern in United States
Jun 25, 2014 - As California wrestles with a rapidly expanding pertussis outbreak, with the rest of the country not far behind, it's important for family physicians to remain steadfast in promoting vaccination to help combat the disease.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20140625pertussis.html
Pertussis Outbreaks on the Decline, but Immunization Gaps Still Exist
Jan 31, 2013 - Outbreaks of pertussis ballooned in regions across the United States in 2012, breaking records and causing hospitalizations and deaths. According to the CDC, more than 41,000 cases were provisionally reported in 2012, along with 18 deaths. And although report numbers may ease in 2013, ...
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20130131pertussisdown.html
Pertussis Outbreaks Hit West, Midwest -- Again
May 30, 2012 - Outbreaks of pertussis are again hitting multiple parts of the country, with Montana, Washington and Wisconsin all reporting significant increases in the number of cases of whooping cough. As of May 19, for example, the Washington State Department of Health had reported a total of 1,738...
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20120530pertussisupdate.html
Disease Outbreak Shows What -- and Why -- We Can Learn From Mistakes
May 16, 2017 - When physicians failed to follow the principles of evidence-based medicine, it exacerbated a pertussis outbreak in Kentucky. Gerry Tolbert, M.D., writes that doctors must learn from such mistakes.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/disease_outbreak_shows_what_and.html
No Increased Intussusception Risk Seen With Rotavirus Vaccination, But Acellular ...
Feb 24, 2012 - Two recent studies published in JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association, focused on vaccines administered to infants. Although the intussusception risk previously attributed to the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine was shown to be negligible in one of the studies, a limited ...
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20120224rota-acellvaccines.html
Pertussis Activity Spiking in Several States
Jul 6, 2010 - An outbreak of pertussis has been declared an epidemic by the California Department of Public Health. The agency said that as of June 15, the state had 910 reported cases -- four times more than at the same time last year -- and 600 potential cases were being investigated.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20100706pertussis-spikes.html
Adolescent Vaccination Rates Climbing, but Some Still Fall Short of HHS Goals
Aug 4, 2009 - Tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis, or Tdap, vaccine is recommended for all 11- and 12-year-olds, but only 30.4 percent of eligible American adolescents received the combination vaccine in 2007, according to the CDC.
AAFP News : Special Report: Vaccines and Immunizations
https://www.aafp.org/news/vaccine/20090804teen-shots.html
Arizona FPs Tackle Threat to Expand Vaccine Exemptions
Mar 12, 2019 - Arizona legislators recently introduced three bills that would expand vaccine exemptions and create new challenges for health care professionals who administer vaccines.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190312vaccexempt.html
ACIP Updates Japanese Encephalitis, Anthrax Vaccine Guidance
Mar 6, 2019 - During the Feb. 27-28 meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the group voted to update recommendations for the Japanese encephalitis vaccine, along with guidance on pre-exposure prophylaxis anthrax vaccination.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190306acipmtg.html
CDC, AAFP Release 2019 Immunization Schedules
Feb 11, 2019 - The CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, together with the AAFP and other medical professional organizations, have released the 2019 adult and childhood immunization schedules.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190211immunskeds.html
Outbreak Brings Patients Running for Vaccinations
Jun 12, 2018 - As a hepatitis A outbreak in her state reaches 150 cases and counting, Kimberly Becher, M.D., wonders in this Fresh Perspectives blog post if media-induced hysteria might actually help overall vaccination rates.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180612fp-hepa.html
Try These Techniques to Boost Adolescent Immunizations
Aug 3, 2018 - Residency programs that won AAFP Foundation Adolescent Immunization Awards share techniques that helped them boost vaccination rates for the following vaccine-preventable diseases: influenza; tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; HPV infection; and meningitis.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180803fdtnimmunawards.html
Making Our Point on Immunizations With Vaccine Manufacturers
Dec 14, 2016 - The AAFP recently held a summit with representatives from seven manufacturers about vaccination rates, barriers to increasing rates and other issues related to immunizations.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/making_our_point_on_immunizations.html
FPs Are 'Soldiers in Field' Against Outbreaks
Apr 26, 2016 - FPs Are 'Soldiers in Field' Against Outbreaks
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fps_soldiers_in_field_against.html
Seeing the Diseases Vaccines Prevent Illustrates Importance of Immunizations
Apr 18, 2016 - Seeing the Diseases Vaccines Prevent Illustrates Importance of Immunizations
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/seeing_diseases_vaccines_prevent_illustrates.html
Use New AAFP Resource to Encourage Tdap Vaccination for Pregnant Patients
Apr 29, 2015 - The AAFP has created a resource to inform and remind family physicians about recommending tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine to pregnant women during every pregnancy.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20150429pertussispage.html
Fewer, Not More, Vaccine Exemptions Needed
Oct 14, 2015 - Fewer, Not More, Vaccine Exemptions Needed
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fewer_not_more_vaccine_exemptions.html
Royal Pain: Team's Chickenpox Incident Offers Lesson for Patients
Sep 4, 2015 - Royal Pain: Team's Chickenpox Incident Offers Lesson for Patients
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/royal_pain_team_s_chickenpox.html
Need for Infection Control Not Going Away Anytime Soon
Jan 20, 2015 - Need for Infection Control Not Going Away Anytime Soon
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/need_for_infection_control_not.html
Prevention, Aiding Veterans, Opioid Abuse Take Center Stage for FPs
Jan 2, 2013 - The AAFP played a key role in new recommendations for immunizations and clinical preventive services that came down the pike in 2012. Meanwhile, the Academy wholeheartedly threw its support behind helping veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and related ailments and ...
AAFP News : 2012: Year in Review
https://www.aafp.org/news/2012-year-in-review/20130102yirhops.html
Sticking Point: How Do We Educate Vaccine-resistant Parents Without Driving Them Away?
Jun 13, 2014 - Sticking Point: How Do We Educate Vaccine-resistant Parents Without Driving Them Away?
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/sticking_point_how_do_we.html
DTaP Vaccine Supplies Will Be Limited for Summer 2013
May 22, 2013 - For the second consecutive summer, the CDC is issuing guidance on immunizing children during an ongoing shortage of certain combination vaccines. According to a notice on the CDC website, Sanofi Pasteur's diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated ...
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20130522dtap-shortage.html
Family Physicians Are on Frontline of Protecting Kids as School Starts
Aug 15, 2013 - Did you think that vaccine-preventable diseases had disappeared? Think again. Outbreaks continue to happen. In 2006, for example, more than 6,000 cases of mumps occurred in the Midwest. In 2010, California saw more than 9,000 cases of pertussis, and 10 infants died of the disease. And ...
AAFP News : As We See It: Voices From the AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/news/opinion/20130815vaccineedl.html