The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics are diverging from the CDC’s vaccine recommendations, which no longer advise routine COVID-19 shots for healthy children and pregnant women. On Aug. 22, ACOG published clinical guidance…
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The Texas Department of State Health Services has declared the state’s measles outbreak over, marking more than 42 days since the last reported case in any affected county in West Texas. Since late January, Texas has confirmed 762 measles cases,…
In a departure from the CDC’s recommendations, the American Academy of Pediatrics said all children between 6 months and 2 years old should receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025-26 virus season. The AAP released the recommendations Aug. 19. They…
COVID-19 infections are increasing or likely increasing in 45 states, according to recent CDC estimates based on emergency department visit data. Here are four notes:
Vaccination coverage among kindergartners fell during the latest school year, with exemption rates reaching a record high, according to CDC data published July 31. Four notes: 1. Vaccination coverage among kindergartners decreased for all reported vaccines during the 2024-25 school…
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Health officials in Louisiana have reported 17 cases of Vibrio vulnificus bacterial infections in 2025. All the cases required hospitalization and four resulted in death. The state has seen an average of seven Vibrio vulnificus cases and one death per…
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for the elimination of nonmedical exemptions for routine childhood vaccinations, according to an updated policy statement issued July 28. “Because medically recognized contraindications for specific individuals from specific vaccines exist, there continues to…
Bethany (Okla.) Children’s Health Center opened its first home designed for individuals with disabilities, KGOU reported July 30. The Mattie Homes Project, named after its founder Mattie Mallory, is designed to assist patients who are ready to leave the hospital,…
Health officials have reported 266 influenza-related pediatric deaths to the CDC for the 2024-25 season — the highest number of pediatric deaths in any non-H1N1 flu pandemic season since 2004. Ninety percent of these pediatric deaths were among children who…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed off on a recommendation from the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel July 23 to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines in the U.S. Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative introduced to flu doses in the…