Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible ...
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Senators differ on vaccine exemptions
On the eve of the vote in the West Virginia Senate scheduled today on whether to grant broad religious and philosophical exemptions for the state’s school-age mandatory immunization program, two ...
Franklin Co. wants public health district to end COVID vaccines, and may target more
The move comes after Commission Chairman Clint Didier invited a group of vaccine skeptics to speak at two recent meetings. It’s the same group behind recent pushes in Idaho to stop offering the ...
Why Texas measles outbreak may be ‘the tip of a bigger iceberg’
Texas' measles outbreak is now at 90 cases, the highest yearly case count since 1992. Experts say the number is likely to ...
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When Do Babies Get the Polio Vaccine?
Polio is a dangerous disease that’s been largely eliminated in the United States, thanks to the polio vaccine (aka the inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV). To stay safe and maintain immunity in your ...
First child in Ohio dies from flu during worst season in 15 years, health department says
Flu activity, which peaks between December and February, has been steadily increasing and current flu activity is "very high, ...
Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them.
Start with your health-care provider, parents or caregiver to find out about your childhood vaccinations. And learn which ...
After promising not to change childhood vaccine schedule, Kennedy says panel will investigate it
Kennedy's remarks raise questions about the promise he made during his confirmation hearings to Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...