Stay healthy, stay informed: Free adult vaccines and health services available at May 29 event
LAS VEGAS – The Southern Nevada Health District is hosting a free Adult Immunization Outreach Event on Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fremont Public Health Center, 2830 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89104. Open to the public, this event offers adults a chance to get vaccinations, blood […]
CDC Advisors Support Updated COVID Shots for All
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 13 to 1 in favor of recommending updated, monovalent, XBB-targeting COVID-19 shots for everyone age 6 months and up. Specifically, the language in the recommendation supports the “2023-2024” vaccines as authorized or approved by the FDA — in order to cover the recently green-lighted mRNA shots, […]
CDC Advisors Back Therapeutic to Prevent RSV in Infants
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously — 10 to 0 — in favor of nirsevimab (Beyfortus) for protecting a wide swath of at-risk infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). At a meeting on Thursday, ACIP recommended that all infants younger than 8 months who are born during or approaching their first […]
ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) agreed unanimously on Thursday to include the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option for U.S. children. All 14 members voted in favor of the following four proposals: Routine use in children ages 2-23 months: ACIP recommended either the 15-valent PCV (PCV15; Vaxneuvance) or PCV20, […]
CDC Panel Backs Novavax COVID Vaccine for Adults
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 and up. With a vote of 12-0, the advisory panel endorsed a two-dose primary series of the adjuvanted, protein-based vaccine, which will be administered 3 weeks apart. The recommendation follows FDA’s emergency use authorization last week. Shortly […]
ACIP Backs Moderna’s COVID Shot for Kids 6-17 Years
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that children ages 6-17 years receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. With a 15-0 vote, ACIP endorsed a two-dose primary series of the mRNA vaccine for kids ages 6-11 years (50 mcg per dose) and adolescents ages 12-17 (100 mcg per dose). The […]
CDC’s Advisers Endorse COVID Vaccines in Youngest Kids
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on Saturday to recommend that children 6 months and older receive COVID-19 vaccines. As proposed by CDC staff, and now approved by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, the recommendations call for a two-dose series of Moderna’s product for children ages 6 months to 5 […]
HPV Immunization Program Slashed New Cervical Cancer Cases
The introduction of a human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in England substantially reduced cases of cervical cancer and incidence of grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3) in young women, particularly those who received the vaccine at the age of 12 or 13, researchers found. In their register-based population study, estimated relative reductions in cervical cancer […]
CDC Panel: Thumbs Down on Pfizer Booster for Healthcare Workers
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted Thursday to unanimously recommend a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for adults ages 65 and up and those in long-term care facilities, as well as for adults ages 50 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions (by a vote of 13-2), but that was where […]