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Associations of maternal age, education, and marital status with HPV vaccine uptake and hesitancy among United States Youth: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2020 National Immunization Survey
1 month ago | By Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Human papillomavirus vaccination is proven to reduce risk of HPV-associated cancers and lesions. Factors associated with HPV vaccine receipt or rejection have been studied, but specific maternal characteristics driving uptake among teens requires further investigation. This study aims to examine maternal characteristics influencing teen vaccine uptake and intent to vaccinate.
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Maternal Tdap vaccination reduces pertussis in young infants
1 month ago | By Healio
There was a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years after maternal Tdap vaccination was introduced in the United States, according to the results of a CDC study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Since 2011, the CDC has recommended that women receive a Tdap vaccine during each pregnancy to protect infants before they are able to begin getting the vaccine themselves at age 2 months.
“Despite the introduction and widespread use of effective vaccines for infants, children and adolescents, pertussis continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality in the U.S.,”
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