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Flu vaccine as high as 59% effective for children 6 months to 8 years old: CDC The flu and pneumonia are now killing nearly 4,000 Americans each week, according to health official ...
I am writing as a pediatrician and pediatric cardiologist who trained at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children’s), ...
Directorate of Public Health in Kerala stresses proper training for healthcare workers to prevent rabies deaths despite ...
Directorate of Public Health in Kerala stresses proper training for healthcare workers to prevent rabies deaths despite ...
For decades, one of the world’s most contagious diseases was considered eradicated in the U.S. But today, measles is roaring ...
Vaccinating children well in advance allows time for the vaccines to provide the necessary protection before they are exposed ...
A CDC advisory has recommended to ban the use of thimerosal in flu shots despite no evidence that it causes any harm.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the ...
Discover how Professor Shabir Madhi is advancing maternal vaccines to safeguard newborns from RSV, GBS, and more.
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That whole meeting was a travesty,” says Fiona Havers, a physician and epidemiologist. After the ACIP firings, Havers ...
A new study points out success stories — and potential obstacles — to bringing vaccines to the world's children.