ACIP Approves 2020 Adult and Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Schedules - Practice ...
Feb 15, 2020 - The 2020 adult and childhood/adolescent immunization schedules have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p251.html
Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines - FPIN's Help Desk Answers - American Family ...
May 1, 2018 - The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23; Pneumovax 23) decreases the relative risk of community-acquired pneumonia in adults by 13%. The risk is reduced by 28% in the population that includes adults older than 65 years, those with lung disease, and those living in a ...
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0501/od3.html
HPV Vaccine for Prevention of High-Grade Precancerous Cervical Lesions - Medicine by ...
Apr 1, 2019 - Data suggest the benefits of HPV vaccination for reducing precancerous lesions outweigh the potential harms. Find out more.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/od1.html
Immunizations (excluding Influenza) - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2020 - This collection features AFP content on child and adult immunizations (excluding influenza) and related issues, including travel immunizations and specific immunizations (hepatitis A and B, herpes zoster, human papillomavirus, meningococcus, pertussis, pneumococcus, rotavirus, smallpox,...
- Overview
- Specific Immunizations
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=63
Maternal Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy - FPIN's Help Desk Answers - American ...
Apr 1, 2019 - Women should receive the Tdap vaccine during pregnancy regardless of previous immunization history. Infants whose mothers received prenatal immunization had 50% fewer cases of pertussis compared with those whose mothers received postpartum immunization.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p454.html
Prophylactic Vaccination Against Human Papillomavirus to Prevent Cervical Cancer and ...
Jan 1, 2019 - HPV vaccination in women 15 to 26 years of age prevents the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 and CIN 3 in women regardless of previous HPV exposure (number needed to treat [NNT] = 39). No serious adverse effects are associated with administration of the HPV ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p15.html
Vaccines for Preventing Influenza in Healthy Children, Healthy Adults, and Older Adults...
Aug 1, 2019 - Influenza vaccination reduces rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza and symptomatic influenza-like illness in healthy children, healthy adults, and older adults. There is no consistent evidence that influenza vaccination reduces school absenteeism in children, parental absenteeism ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/p143.html
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