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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections in infants, young children, immunocompromised adults, and elderly individuals with comorbidities. Its high pathogenicity and associated mortality impose a substantial disease burden on public health. Vaccination represents a key strategy for preventing RSV infection. However, currently approved RSV v…

“These successes are surprising, worth discussing, and even celebrating a bit,” STAT Lab Dish columnist Paul Knoepfler writes of the FDA and stem cells.

At a "practice of last resort," pediatricians prioritize allaying parents' vaccine concerns without hardline dismissals.

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall.

Major medical groups released new recommendations on who should get the shots, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government.

Measles is making a comeback around the world. In places with low vaccination rates, a few cases can quickly become an epidemic.

The annual CDC report on kindergarten vaccination and vaccine exemption rates provides the most comprehensive data on immunization rates for the vaccines required by all U.S. public schools and allows for long-term analysis of trends. The post SchoolVaxView offers data and trends on kindergarten vaccination rates appeared first on Association of Health Care Journalists .

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

In the unprecedented absence of federal guidance, leading medical groups are issuing their own recommendations for who should get the COVID-19, flu and RSV immunizations.

Ahead of respiratory illness season, professional organizations have issued guidance on flu, Covid, and RSV vaccines.

Influenza viruses constantly shapeshift to evade recognition by the immune system. This shapeshifting occurs in critical proteins like hemagglutinin (HA), which controls how the virus attaches to human cells before entering them. Influenza viruses can evade immunity in two major ways: through the gradual accumulation of mutations that make HA harder for the immune system […]

Influenza viruses constantly shapeshift to evade recognition by the immune system. This shapeshifting occurs in critical proteins like hemagglutinin (HA), which controls how the virus attaches to human cells before entering them.

ABSTRACT Aim To determine whether remote recruitment, electronic consent and at‐home blood collection enabled enrollment of a geographically and socioeconomically diverse infant cohort in the United States (US). Methods We describe the demographics of 256 infants included in this analysis, drawn from 264 enrolled in the Infant Vaccine Biorepository (December 2022–April 2026). Participants were re…

Streptococcus pneumoniae , a common pathogen to cause pneumonia and otitis media, is also the most important causative agent of bacterial meningitis in humans. Previous studies have shown that S. pneumoniae strains can be pilus-negative, type I pilus- and/or type II pilus-positive, and pneumococcal pili promote adhesiveness and induce inflammation in hosts. However, the role of S. pneumoniae pili…

Abstract Background Pertussis, an acute respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis ( B. pertussis ), has resurged in China. Biofilm formation has recently been associated with the pathogenesis of B. pertussis . This study aims to analyze the biofilm formation capacity of circulating isolates and investigate the phenotype–genotype associations between biofilm formation and genomic charac…

OBJECTIVE Pediatric intracranial abscesses are rare, life-threatening infections requiring prompt surgery and coordinated subspecialty care. Reports during COVID-19 described nationwide surges, but national operative trends and equity data remain sparse. Therefore, this study aimed to define decade-long trends in surgical management, outcomes, and racial disparities in children in the US who unde…