Until now, there had been no direct genetic evidence linking colonial-era outbreaks in the Americas to strains circulating in the Old World.
Healthbeat reports over 74,000 U.S. adults over 50 sought measles immunity tests amid recent outbreaks, driven by increased public awareness and concern.
Recognizing the stories behind people’s concerns with vaccines can help public health advocates build a more inclusive approach to healthcare.
The parents of the boy, who has not been named, agreed to share their son's case to help raise awareness of rabies.
Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak leads several branches of the military to make it mandatory again.
Respiratory diseases like measles and flu pose a much bigger threat to public health for the World Cup than does Ebola.
The New Hampshire Senate again shot down an annual effort to change the process by which New Hampshire families can get religious exemptions for vaccine requirements. State law requires children be vaccinated against polio, tetanus, hepatitis B, mumps, pertussis, rubella, rubeola, varicella, diphtheria, and haemophilus influenzae type B before entering school or childcare. However, there […]
A team of scientists from the University of Bath have developed a new antigen against the Hantaan disease - a type of hantavirus
The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday not to eliminate the state’s hepatitis B requirement — the latest setback for the State House’s Republican anti-vaccine contingent. Instead, senators sent House Bill 1719, sponsored by Republican Rep. Kelley Potenza, to interim study, a maneuver that sidelines the bill until at least next year. HB 1719 was one […]
The US military helped create the first flu vaccine to keep service members in action – and the logic for requiring vaccination has not changed.