Vaccination Archives

General Medicine

ACIP: Updated Vaccine Guidance for the 2021-2022 Influenza Season

By

Diana Ernst, RPh

September 3, 2021

Routine annual vaccination is recommended for all patients 6 months of age and older who have no contraindications.

General Medicine

Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Adverse Events After SARS-CoV-2

August 27, 2021

Influenza vaccination has a potential protective effect against adverse events within 120 days of a positive SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Discussing Barriers and Facilitators to Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Patients With RA

By

Bradley van Paridon

July 8, 2021

Researchers studied the perspectives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and RA providers to understand the barriers and facilitators regarding coverage of the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.

General Rheumatology

COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Nursing Women: Expert Perspectives From Obstetrics and Epidemiology

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

June 29, 2021

Experts in the field of obstetrics and epidemiology share how they are helping their patients make informed clinical decisions about vaccination for SARS-CoV-2.

General Rheumatology

Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Provide Immunity in Pregnant Women

By

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

June 28, 2021

Investigators assessed response to vaccination with the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and nonpregnant lactating women.

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General Rheumatology

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Promising for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

By

Sweta Gupta

June 16, 2021

Researchers evaluated response to the COVID-19 vaccine in patients undergoing hemodialysis in light of the frequency of vaccine hyporesponsiveness in immunocompromised patients.

General Rheumatology

Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine Rare, Transient

By

Brandon May

June 15, 2021

Clinicians report the cutaneous reactions experienced by healthcare workers who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

General Rheumatology

Methotrexate May Impair Immune Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

June 14, 2021

Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) receiving background methotrexate have worse humoral and cellular immunogenicity to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

General Rheumatology

Case Series Reports Myocarditis After Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

June 11, 2021

The authors present seven cases of acute myocarditis or myopericarditis in healthy male adolescents within four days of receiving the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination.

General Rheumatology

Declining COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Threaten President Biden’s July 4 Goal

June 10, 2021

Plunging vaccination rates are imperiling President Joe Biden’s goal of getting COVID-19 shots into the arms of at least 70% of American adults by July 4.