Top 5 Takeaways New Vaccine Approval: The FDA has approved the Pfizer Pentavalent Meningococcal Vaccine (MenACWY-TT/MenB-FHbp, branded as Penbraya) for individuals aged 10–25 years to protect against serogroups A, B,
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Top 5 Takeaways High Infection and Hospitalization Rates: Throughout the study period, SARS-CoV-2 infection rates ranged from 61.4 to 133.8 per 10,000 nursing home residents, with a peak of 133.8
Top 5 Takeaways Initial Vaccine Effectiveness: The original monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was 52% effective in preventing COVID-19-related hospitalization in children and adolescents when the last dose was received within
Top 5 Takeaways Reemergence of Poliovirus in Malawi: Despite the WHO’s declaration in 2020 that the African Region was free from wild poliovirus, a case was confirmed in Malawi in
Top 5 Takeaways Disproportionately Higher COVID-19 Impact on AI/AN Persons: AI/AN individuals in Alaska experienced COVID-19 illness, hospitalization, and death rates approximately 2 to 3 times higher than White persons
Top 5 Takeaways Initial Disparities in Vaccination Coverage: Early in the vaccination campaign, Asian and non-Hispanic White adults had the highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage, while coverage was lower among Hispanic,
Top 5 Takeaways Low incidence of sudden cardiac death post-vaccination: Among 1,292 deaths of Oregon residents aged 16–30 during the study period, only three sudden deaths occurred within 100 days
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Vaccine Supply: From 2021 to 2023, COVID-19 vaccine doses received in the African Region increased from 321 million to 860 million, with 646 million
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Cases Early 2024: There was a dramatic rise in reported measles cases in the first quarter of 2024, with 97 new cases accounting for
Top 5 Takeaways First US case confirmed in Massachusetts: On May 17, 2022, Massachusetts reported the first confirmed case of the West African clade of Monkeypox virus via PCR testing,