New data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescents in the United States did not increase.
Published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (73(33);715–721) on August 22, 2024, the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases data shows that HPV vaccinations decreased slightly last year, reaching 61.4% in 2023, lower than the 62.6% reported in 2022.
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Pertussis Cases Increase 400% in the United States
Recent data highlighted a concerning trend in the incidence of pertussis (whooping cough), a vaccine-preventable disease. Infants are at the most significant risk for severe disease and death from pertussis because their immune systems are still developing.
As of week #32 in 2024, this age group continues to have the highest reported rate of pertussis infection.
Smallpox Vaccination May Protect People Against Mpox Clade 2
Eurosurveillance (Volume 29, Issue 34) published an article today reviewing the immunization benefits from previous smallpox vaccinations.
On August 22, 2024, these researchers wrote that following the eradication of smallpox 40 years ago, routine smallpox vaccination ended, leading to a growing proportion of the European population being susceptible to other Orthopoxviruses, such as monkeypox virus (MPXV).
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Incidence of mental illness lower in vaccinated cohort compared with pre-vaccine availability and unvaccinated cohorts