In the last several decades, vaccines have quietly transformed the world: wiping out once-devastating diseases, rewriting childhood illnesses, and pushing the boundaries of what medicine can prevent.

NEW YORK -- The United States has seen progress on several fronts against Covid-19 this week -- including the opening of new mass inoculation sites and a third vaccine maker seeking authorization.

Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.

Childhood vaccination rates took a real hit during the pandemic. More than 25 million kids missed at least one vaccination in 2021 alone, and vaccination rates dropped in over 100 countries. There's ...

CONTINUING OUR COVERAGE ON THE DECISION BY CDC ADVISERS TO STOP RECOMMENDING THE HEPATITIS B VACCINATION TO ALL NEWBORNS. INSTEAD, THEY RECOMMEND PARENTS DECIDE WHEN OR IF THEIR CHILDREN SHOULD GET ...

Southern elephant seal pups were among the first to die when a deadly strain of avian influenza arrived in the Crozet Islands in 2024. But as the virus spread across the sub-Antarctic archipelago, a ...

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Measles vaccination rates among the state's large Somali community had plummeted, with the myth that the shot causes autism ...