This study evaluated the Measure of Adult and Infant Soothing and Distress (MAISD) for examining infant, parent, and nurse behavior during infants’ immunizations. Videotapes of 62 infants, parents, and nurses during immunizations were coded. Concurrent validity and reliability for the MAISD were demonstrated. The scale revealed that infants displayed predominately distress, and adults exhibited...

After reading these very informative articles, I cannot help but imagine that, if I were a business person charged with organizing a pediatric practice, I would immediately eliminate immunizations from the menu of services offered. However, immunizations are the most effective public health tool ever invented. They are the backbone of preventive pediatrics and the most valuable “carrots” pediat...

Understanding the efficacy and durability of heterologous immunization schedules against SARS-CoV-2 is critical, as supply demands vaccine choices become significant issues in global vaccination strategy. Here we characterize neutralizing antibodies produced two subjects who received combination immunizations SARS-CoV-2, first with Covishield (Oxford–AstraZeneca) vaccine, followed 33 days later...