Vaccines
Commentary
Inform patients—and colleagues—about HZ vaccine
Practice Alert
ACIP update: 2 new recommendations for meningococcal vaccine
You now need to give previously vaccinated teens a booster dose at age 16 and protect high-risk patients with a 2-dose primary series.
Practice Alert
Flu season’s almost here: Are you ready?
This year, a single vaccine includes the 2009 H1N1 and 2 other strains and most of your patients will need only 1 dose. The public health goal:...
Practice Alert
Your guide to the new pneumococcal vaccine for children
Since PCV7 (Prevnar) became available in 2000, rates of invasive pneumococcal disease have dropped sharply in the United States. Now, an expanded...
Clinical Inquiries
Do standing orders help with chronic disease care and health maintenance in ambulatory practice?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: RESULTS ARE MIXED. Studies of standing orders tend to examine their effect on compliance with preventive interventions for...
Practice Alert
ACIP immunization update
Here’s what you need to know to keep your patients’ immunizations up to date.
Commentary
Helpful Web site facilitates vaccination reimbursement
Clinical Inquiries
Which asthma patients should get the pneumococcal vaccine?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 64 YEARS who have chronic lung disease, including asthma, should get the vaccine, as...
Commentary
Can I get my flu shot today?
Practice Alert
Pandemic and seasonal flu: What you need to know
These recommendations on prevention and treatment will help you prepare for the coming flu season.
Practice Alert
CDC recommendations expand vaccine indications
Children ages 5-18 should get the flu vaccine. Asthma patients and smokers should get the pneumococcal vaccine.