Experts say declining vaccination has now lead to an uptick in cases. Last year, there were more than 35,000 cases of whooping cough in the US, the largest number seen in more than a decade ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study vaccines and autism, a person familiar with the situation told CNN, despite strong ...

He noted various ways in which the department is aiding Texas, among them by funding the state’s immunization program and updating advice that doctors give children vitamin A. But on neither ...

Vaccines are a clinical product that is composed of live or dead material from an infectious agent – bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite – that elicit protective immunity against the pathogen ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) primarily funds humanitarian initiatives worldwide, supporting ...

In a phase 1 trial, patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who were treated with surgery and bespoke neoantigen mRNA vaccines combined with anti-PD-L1 and chemotherapy exhibited marked ...

Students reacted to a California bill that, if passed, would make it illegal for companies to sell such products to shoppers under 18 years old. By The Learning Network We invite students to ...

Some common vaccines against infectious diseases already help prevent cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, for example, protects against the strains of HPV that are most likely to cause ...

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Mar. 5, 2025 — A live-attenuated tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate in development elicits a much more balanced and effective immune response compared to the existing vaccine used across much ...

Vaccines are the silent heroes of public health. Not only do they help protect people everyday from disease—they’ve helped to eradicate deadly pathogens like smallpox. Over the last 50 years, vaccines ...