November 2, 2017 — Vaccine programs have dramatically reduced the number of deaths from measles worldwide since 2000, according to a new study. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that...
November 1, 2017 — A new study has found explanation for the notoriously low effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine. The problem is that vaccines against the flu (influenza) are...
Immunization experts are recommending a new shingles vaccine, Shingrix®, to replace an older shingles vaccine called Zostavax®. Last week the FDA approved Shingrix, a new shingles vaccine manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline...
October 24, 2017 — Syracuse University is offering a free booster shot of the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine to fight an ongoing outbreak of mumps. There are 27...
A recent study linking aluminum in vaccines to autism in mice has been retracted by its author after an analysis found that the data was deliberately manipulated before publication. The...
For the second time this week, vaccines are on trial as parents fight in divorce court over whether to immunize their children. Last week, Judge McDonald ordered Rebecca Bredow, 40,...
Pertussis (whooping cough) cases have been rising for the past few decades in the United States, despite vaccination rates topping 94% in children. With such high vaccine coverage, we would...
October 4, 2017 — A mother in Michigan who refused to bring her 9 year-old son’s vaccinations up to date has been sentenced to 7 days in jail. Rebecca Bredow...
Health officials in the U.S. are bracing for a severe flu season this winter after Australia was hit with a particularly bad outbreak of H3N2, a flu strain that often...
Pregnant women who get a flu vaccine in the first trimester might have an increased risk of miscarriage, according to a new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease...