Publications by authors named "Veronica McNally"

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  • * The CDC formed an independent group called the ACIP COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Technical Work Group (VaST) to monitor vaccine safety and address any concerns that arose post-authorization.
  • * VaST met regularly from November 2020 to April 2023, collaborating with federal agencies to review safety data and inform vaccination policies while ensuring the effective assessment of safety during the rollout of multiple COVID-19 vaccines.
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At its October 2023 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2024. The adult immunization schedule, which can be found on the CDC immunization schedule website (https://www.cdc.

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At its October 2023 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2024. The child and adolescent immunization schedule, which can be found on the CDC immunization schedule website (https://www.cdc.

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At its October 2022 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2023. The 2023 child and adolescent immunization schedule, available on the CDC immunization schedule website (https://www.cdc.

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At its October 2022 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2023. The 2023 adult immunization schedule summarizes ACIP recommendations, including several changes to the cover page, tables, notes, and appendix from the 2022 immunization schedule. This schedule can be found on the CDC immunization schedule website (https://www.

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At its November 2021 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger-United States, 2022. The 2022 child and adolescent immunization schedule, found on the CDC immunization schedule website (https://www.cdc.

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At its November 2021 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2022. The 2022 adult immunization schedule summarizes ACIP recommendations, including several changes to the cover page, tables, and notes from the 2021 immunization schedule. In addition, the 2022 adult immunization schedule provides an appendix that lists the contraindications to and precautions for all routinely recommended vaccines in the schedule.

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  • * A pause in vaccine use was recommended by the CDC and FDA on April 13, 2021, due to rare reports of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), leading to emergency meetings by ACIP to assess safety.
  • * By December 2021, after ongoing evaluations of safety data, ACIP recommended preferring mRNA vaccines over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for those 18 and older, while noting that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine might be suitable in certain
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  • Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by four related viruses, primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, with endemic areas in places like Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • The Dengvaxia vaccine, which is designed for children aged 9-16 who have had a previous dengue infection, is shown to be safe and effective in reducing severe cases and hospitalizations but carries risks if administered before a first natural infection.
  • Vaccination requires proof of prior dengue infection through a specific serodiagnostic test, reinforcing the importance of previous exposure to the virus for eligibility.
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In December 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, and in February 2021, FDA issued an EUA for the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine. After each EUA, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued interim recommendations for vaccine use; currently Pfizer-BioNTech is authorized and recommended for persons aged ≥12 years and Moderna and Janssen for persons aged ≥18 years (1-3). Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, administered as 2-dose series, are mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, whereas the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, administered as a single dose, is a recombinant replication-incompetent adenovirus-vector vaccine.

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In December 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (BNT162b2) vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) vaccine, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued interim recommendations for their use in persons aged ≥16 years and ≥18 years, respectively. In May 2021, FDA expanded the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents aged 12-15 years; ACIP recommends that all persons aged ≥12 years receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines encoding the stabilized prefusion spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  • The FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine on February 27, 2021, with recommendations for adults 18 and older following shortly after.
  • On April 13, 2021, a pause in its use was recommended due to rare cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurring among vaccine recipients.
  • After reviewing risks and benefits, ACIP resumed the vaccine's use on April 23, 2021, while advising caution regarding potential rare clotting events, especially in women under 50, and stressed the importance of patient education and awareness of alternative vaccines.
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At its October 2020 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the 2021 Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger. After Emergency Use Authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ACIP issued an interim recommendation for use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in persons aged ≥16 years at its December 12, 2020, meeting (1). In addition, ACIP approved an amendment to include COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the child and adolescent immunization schedule.

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Primary care providers play key roles in ensuring that children and the community receive vaccines on time. Sometimes, this role includes the task of reassuring parents who are vaccine hesitant that vaccines are safe and effective. Now, because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), providers are presented with the additional challenge of maintaining and strengthening routine vaccination during a pandemic.

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