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What exactly are the new guidelines for vaccinating boys against HPV infection-and why is this development good news for both men and women?



We’ve invited Dr Meg Fisher, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director of the Children’s Hospital of Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, to discuss those new guidelines. Dr Fisher is a former member of the RedBook Committee on Infectious Diseases.  
 

New Guidelines for Vaccinating Boys Against HPV Infection

What exactly are the new guidelines for vaccinating boys against HPV infection-and why is this development good news for both men and women? 

Podcast: New Guidelines for Vaccinating Boys Against HPV Infection

Presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann recently made the unsubstantiated comment on national TV that the HPV vaccine has “very serious consequences” and that it can cause mental retardation. Do such statements have an impact on the lay public? How would you address the issue with your patients?

Here to address that clinical implications of this issue is pediatric nurse practitioner, Patsy Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP, who is Director of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Ms Stinchfield has provided the following list of web sites that she recommends as excellent sources of information about vaccines.



http://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/home.html

http://www.texaschildrens.org/carecenters/vaccine/Default.aspx

Presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann recently made the unsubstantiated comment on national TV that the HPV vaccine has “very serious consequences” and that it can cause mental retardation.

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First At-Home, OTC Syphilis Test Granted Marketing Authorization by FDA

Details on educational gaps, vaccination rates, and the importance of an open dialogue between patients and clinicians, here.

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Reported cases of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea in the US surpassed 2.5 million for the third time in 5 years, according to CDC. 

CDC: Gonorrhea Cases Declined for First Time in Decade, but Syphilis Keeps Climbing

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Daily Dose: Parental Stigma Toward HPV Vaccine Barrier to Adolescent Uptake

Parent's stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine may keep them from communicating openly with teens' clinicians, creating barriers to getting shots in arms.  

Parents Negative Beliefs about HPV Vaccination Create Barriers to Adolescent Uptake, a New Study Suggests 

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