When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.
Contagious diseases like measles, COVID-19, influenza, norovirus, and tuberculosis pose significant global health challenges.
Disease prevention is a central challenge in aquaculture, and vaccination has been considered as the most effective tool to ...
British police charge 32-year-old Anthony Williams with 10 counts of attempted murder after a stabbing on a London-bound train. A rail staff member who tried to stop him remains in critical condition.
The Americas is the only region of the world to have stopped endemic transmission of measles. But its victory is on the verge ...
How will the Global Polio Eradication Initiative deal with the changes made by the Trump administration at a crucial time in trying to rid the world of the poliovirus.
The newest CDC guidance for adults means that pharmacies can vaccinate pregnant women, and most insurance companies must cover it at no cost. Medicaid and Medicare also cover COVID-19 vaccines for ...
“We are up to date on all our vaccines and we opt in to have the flu vaccine each year,” she said. “I know that some years the vaccine is more effective than others, but we were shocked by how sick he ...
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It is evolutionarily certain that we will have more outbreaks, more pandemics, and frankly, they could be significantly worse than Covid,” says global health expert Seth Berkley.
A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts say.
Aluminum has been added to certain vaccines for decades to boost their effect on the immune system, and has been shown to be safe. But, the Trump administration may be considering removing it.