Vaccine Resources: Viral Hepatitis, Updated Vaccine Recommendations, and WHO Position Papers
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Vaccine Update for Healthcare ProvidersViral hepatitis: Free CME
Medscape recently released a free CME module titled, “Targeting Viral Hepatitis: A Road Map for Providers.” The learning bundle “provides strategies to overcome barriers and deliver equitable care to further the achievement of hepatitis elimination goals in the United States and worldwide.” The lessons in the bundle include:
- Hepatitis C Screening and Beyond: Role of the Primary Care Team in Addressing Inequities
- Driving Hepatitis B Management: Universal Screening and Vaccination in Primary Care
- Hepatitis C Virus Disparities: Strategies for Bridging the Gap
- What Is the Priority? Screening, Treatment, and Vaccination Guidelines for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
Find out more or take the modules. (Note: You may need a free Medscape account to view these modules.)
Updated vaccine recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published the following updated vaccine recommendations:
- Use of the new pentavalent meningococcal vaccine
- Additional booster dose of 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine for adults 65 years and older
You can find all CDC recommendations published by date on this page of their website.
As a reminder, updates to recommendations can now be found in a new addendum to the immunization schedules. In the case of the above recommendations, the COVID-19 updated recommendation is referenced in the addendum to the adult schedule; however, the meningococcal vaccine is not shown in the addendum to the child and adolescent schedule because it was incorporated in the schedule as published.
WHO position papers: Dengue and malaria vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published updated position papers related to the use of vaccines for two vector-borne diseases:
Check out these publications to find out more about the global situation related to disease epidemiology, morbidity, mortality and pathogenesis as well as vaccine options, immunogenicity, effectiveness, safety and more.
Categories: Vaccine Update May 2024, Vaccine Update Resources
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