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For Hep B Vaccine, the Sooner the Better

Feb 22, 2022

It’s important for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine in their first 12 hours of life. Primary care pediatricians can help boost acceptance.

Jonathan Chen, MD, and Joseph Rossano, MD

Something Old, Something New

Feb 22, 2022

The co-directors of CHOP’s Cardiac Center highlight some of the biggest recent breakthroughs in pediatric cardiology along with one change they would like to see.

Technically Speaking: Dengue It All!

Feb 22, 2022

Find out more about this new vaccine being added to the childhood immunization schedule in 2022. Also, find out about the biology of the virus, including its ability to cause ADE.

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