LI child immunization rate alarmingly low, data shows
On Long Island, rates for the combined 7-vaccine series remain alarmingly low among children between 24 and 35 months old.
U.S. actions may set polio eradication back, WHO says
The eradication of polio as a global health threat may be delayed unless U.S. funding cuts – potentially totaling hundreds of ...
Vaccination rates are declining and measles cases are climbing. More preventable diseases could re-emerge next
The measles outbreak is surging in West Texas, especially in under-vaccinated communities, but it’s not just coverage with ...
The Manhattan Mercury5d
Gaza polio vaccination drive reached 600,000 children: WHO
A polio vaccination drive in Gaza reached more than 600,000 children, the head of the World Health Organization announced ...
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences ...
Nature11d
Protein vaccines articles from across Nature Portfolio
Protein vaccines are composed of purified or recombinant proteinaceous antigens from a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus. When administered, a protective immune response is elicited against ...
Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in Gaza after virus detected in wastewater samples
A mass polio vaccination campaign in children is set to continue in Gaza later this week after the virus was recently ...
The Grio14d
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
But on Tuesday, speaking for the first time to thousands of U.S. Health and Human Services agency employees, he vowed to ...
U.S. News & World Report14d
Kennedy Says Panel Will Examine Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Promising Not to Change It
But on Tuesday, speaking for the first time to thousands of U.S. Health and Human Services agency employees, he vowed to investigate the childhood vaccine schedule that prevents measles ...
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Immunization vs Vaccination: What's the Difference?
The terms immunized and vaccinated are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings. Vaccination describes the act of receiving a vaccine. Immunization describes the process of ...