Transitions

Transitions Magazine

Transitions is published bi-monthly for members of the APhA New Practitioner Network. The online newsletter contains information focused on life inside and outside pharmacy practice, providing guidance on various areas of professional, personal, and practice development. Each issue includes in-depth articles on such topics as personal financial management, innovative practice sites, career profiles, career development tools, residency and postgraduate programs, and more.

Majority of mumps cases are among vaccinated, study finds

Monday, December 6, 2021 0 27448

New research from CDC, published in the December issue of Pediatrics, shows that the virus that causes mumps continues to circulate in the United States, primarily infecting people vaccinated against it, including children.

Findings confirm safety of simultaneous COVID-19 and influenza vaccine...

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 0 28253

Results of a Phase IV study published in The Lancet find no safety concerns with coadministration of the COVID-19 vaccine and the influenza vaccine.

HPV vaccination program yields positive results on cervical cancer...

A new study published in The Lancet finds that HPV vaccination greatly reduced the incidence of cervical cancer for young women in England.

American Pharmacists Month: You stand by us all

As we reach the midpoint of American Pharmacists Month, we must continuously honor the pharmacists who do heroic work every day in the face of...

CDC: Those with disabilities have a tougher time getting COVID-19 vaccines

A new CDC study reveals that Americans with a disability were more likely to seek COVID-19 vaccines, but had more challenges obtaining them...

ISMP cautions pharmacists about flu and COVID-19 vaccine mix-ups after...

ISMP has reported multiple mix-ups between the flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines since the former became available in September. All the mishaps...

Federal government makes two announcements with major pharmacy...

September 9, 2021, was a busy day for the federal government and pharmacy stakeholders alike: Just a few hours apart, we saw significant...

What might this flu season have in store?

Influenza cases and deaths in the United States and worldwide dropped to unprecedented lows between October 3, 2020, and July 24, 2021, according...

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Flu vaccine can protect against severe effects of COVID-19, study finds

A new study published in PLoS One suggests that the influenza vaccine may help safeguard individuals against COVID-19.

Friday, June 11, 2021

CDC finds childhood vaccination rates are still lagging

In a new analysis, CDC said there was a large decline in essential childhood vaccinations in the early months of the pandemic last year, but rates did not return to pre-pandemic levels with the lifting of the stay-at-home orders.

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Transitions Magazine

Majority of mumps cases are among vaccinated, study finds

Findings confirm safety of simultaneous COVID-19 and influenza vaccine...

HPV vaccination program yields positive results on cervical cancer...

American Pharmacists Month: You stand by us all

CDC: Those with disabilities have a tougher time getting COVID-19 vaccines

ISMP cautions pharmacists about flu and COVID-19 vaccine mix-ups after...

Federal government makes two announcements with major pharmacy...

What might this flu season have in store?

Flu vaccine can protect against severe effects of COVID-19, study finds

CDC finds childhood vaccination rates are still lagging