A key gene that generates influenza antibodies and helps ward off the flu is influenced by individuals’ ethnic backgrounds, according to findings published in Scientific Reports. Researchers from the ...

In the Netherlands, the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) was established in 1957. This programme provides free and voluntary vaccinations against 13 serious infectious diseases and has ...

The US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) funded Global COVID Vaccine Safety Project has generated background incidence rates on a range of conditions designated as AESI (Adverse Events ...

The CDC now recommends all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule ...

"What we know from the data is that the flu vaccine is protective even in years where it is not ideally matched." -Dr. David ...

Ahead of possible changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, a new report highlights growing confusion over the best time to ...

Karen Ernst is the director of Voices for Vaccines, a national organization focused on increasing vaccination rates by providing accurate information to families. The organization is part of the Task ...

Policymakers can address the decline in routine childhood vaccination rates in the United States by improving access and boosting confidence in childhood vaccines, and by making vaccination the ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of global newborn and infant morbidity and mortality. While usually not deadly in the U.S., RSV can in rare cases cause death for particularly ...

(CNN) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday night called for federal health officials to postpone this week’s meetings of outside vaccine advisers, citing a small, newly appointed panel and ...