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Immunization Updates for 2024
This chapter explores the latest updates in immunizations for the year 2024, focusing on incorporating COVID vaccines as seasonal vaccines for evolving strains, adjustments in dosage requirements based on age and health status, advancements in respiratory syncytial virus vaccination, and modifications in pneumococcal vaccines. It also discusses pediatric immunizations, including the administration of hepatitis B vaccine and immune globulin for RSV protection in newborns, as well as challenges in acquiring nurse CIVA MAB. Additionally, it covers adult recommendations like the new seasonal COVID vaccine, RSV vaccine for the elderly, and highlights the ongoing challenges of COVID immunization amid low vaccination rates across states.