Adult Immunization Updates

• COVID-19 levels stay low nationally but continue increasing, underscoring the need for adult respiratory vaccines.
• mFLUSIVA, Moderna's first mRNA...

PPV23 vaccination shows promise for reducing cardiovascular risk in adults, with a meta-analysis of RCTs and propensity-adjusted cohorts reporting a...

A locally acquired measles case in an adult exposed multiple central Orange County locations, prompting immunity checks for anyone present.

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Experts reassure that updated flu and COVID vaccines will be widely available this season with insurance coverage intact, despite federal...

A local adult measles case with multiple public exposures reinforces ongoing transmission risks in Orange County, where national cases hit 2,566 in...

A reanalysis of FDA clinical data for Moderna's mFLUSIVA (mRNA-1010) reveals a stark risk-benefit imbalance, prompting a formal request to Secretary...

Cost coverage isn't enough to close adult pneumococcal vaccination gaps.

• Japan’s 10-year PPSV23 subsidy kept uptake stuck at ~45% among new...

• Only 27.1% of US adults have blood-test evidence of hepatitis B immunity, with 25.2% vaccine-derived.
• Rates are lowest in high-risk groups,...

Meijer now lets adults book flu, RSV, shingles, and pneumonia shots weeks ahead at rx.meijer.com—even before stock arrives—making it simpler to stay current before respiratory season hits. COVID-19 vaccines are still excluded until fall approval.

Kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose to 4.2% in 2025–2026 from 3.6% the prior year, with coverage for MMR, DTaP, polio, and varicella vaccines...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in December 2025 to change the universal birth-dose guidance for hepatitis B vaccination.

Most U.S. adults lack immunity to hepatitis A or B even with long-available vaccines and recent universal HBV recommendations.

• 40% HAV and 27% HBV...

Human studies now provide evidence that intranasal, inhaled, and oral vaccination can generate meaningful local responses, pointing to a promising frontier for stronger immunity beyond traditional shots.

Recent moves are turning cost and scheduling into non-issues for adult shots.

• Meijer lets patients book flu, RSV, shingles, pneumonia, and COVID...

CDC silence on fall respiratory vaccines is leaving adults without timely guidance as the season approaches. While the FDA issued flu recommendations...

• Schedule-ahead tool at rx.meijer.com lets adults book flu, RSV, shingles, and pneumonia shots weeks early, even before stock arrives.
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Maine has expanded its universal immunization program to cover adults through age 64, letting providers order vaccines at no cost so they are...

COVID-19 is rising in all 50 states, though broad immunity keeps hospitals from being overwhelmed.

• Vaccines: AAP urges annual shots for ages 6...

Nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania's historic measles cases are adults aged 18-49, all unvaccinated, in an outbreak that has already hospitalized 52...

Virginia health officials are urging adults through age 26 to complete HPV vaccination if they missed earlier doses.

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