Two-month vaccines given to babies include six inoculations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While babies are born with a fairly strong immune system, some diseases ...

Vaccines may or may not be required by schools or employers depending on the specific vaccine and what the state and local laws are in your area. In some places, proof of vaccination is required for ...

The MMR vaccine’s two dose-regimen is 97 percent effective against measles infection. But because the disease is highly contagious, 95 percent of a population needs to be vaccinated to achieve ...

Officials recommend that children get their first dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age. Two doses of the vaccine are 97% effective against the measles virus.

Unfortunately, the best compliance with vaccines seems to depend on proximity to the illness. During the polio epidemic in the 1950’s parents saw thousands of children hospitalized and crippled ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

With recent reports indicating a rise in the seasonal influenza cases in the Delhi-NCR area, it is once again time to issue a cautionary note and make a renewed effort to push adult vaccination in ...

Every year on March 16, India observes National Vaccination Day to highlight the critical role of vaccines in public health. This day commemorates the initiation of the Pulse Polio Immunisation ...

National Vaccination Day 2025: Vaccination is the key process for building resistance against any disease in the body through a vaccine. It stimulates the body’s immune system to protect against ...

With the help of mRNA technology proven effective during the COVID pandemic, researchers are now closer than ever to creating viable cancer vaccines. In an interview with Wired, Lennard Lee ...

The cause for his optimism was the fact that more than 182 million Americans had received at least one shot of the new COVID-19 vaccines, including nearly 90 percent of seniors and 70 percent of ...

March 14, 2025 – Vaccines grab a lot of headlines these days, but three significant updates may have escaped your radar. Here’s why they matter. Norovirus: Scientists May Finally Be on to a ...