Author: Kate Smith

Until now, the academy had recommended the vaccine be given by the baby’s first checkup. Now, the risk of infection has increased with the ongoing opioid crisis, as more moms are getting infected with hepatitis B and passing the virus on to their babies, the authors of the new guidelines explained. … “Many adults with an infection do not feel or look sick and are not even aware that they carry the virus. It is contagious and adults can [also] transmit it while caring for an infant after birth,” Barnett explained in an academy news release. Read the whole article Read More …

A population of men who have sex with men may have the ability to sustain a Zika virus outbreak sexually — in the absence of any mosquito-transmitted disease and with only smaller pockets of outbreaks related to heterosexual transmission, researchers said. Read more HERE.

Join the CDC and Lysol WHEN: Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 2pm ET. What to Expect’s life-style editor Emma Bing will be chatting with the CDC’s Dr. Amanda Chon and Lysol’s Joe Rubino. The three will discuss how parents have the power to protect their children from germs that can cause serious disease. Watch it LIVE here.

A great resource for pediatricians and family practitioners is the vaccine fact sheet.  This is NOT a vaccine information statement, but can give parents and families information about the vaccines their children need. Make sure you have the latest factsheet: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/prevent-diseases/provider-resources-factsheets-infants.html