A substantial body of evidence supports the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, contrary to the suggestions of some members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee. Health and Human…
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older children the cough can be bothersome and last for months, pertussis in young infants can be life-threatening.
Jigawa State has scheduled October 6, 2025, for the launch of Measles and Rubella vaccination campaign, targeting over 2.5 million children across the state. The state immunisation officer, Shehu Ibrahim, announced this at a media dialogue…
In an expert consensus statement issued by the American College of Cardiology and published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, guidelines are presented for vaccination against respiratory illness in…
Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and highlighting the need for a global HPV…
It's time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years.
It's time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years.
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has advocated concerted stakeholders’ efforts to end the variant polio virus as the fund targeted 7.8 million children for the October Integrated Measles-Rubella Polio Vaccination in Kano. Rahama…
Whether or not those who are pregnant should take a Covid-19 vaccine to protect themselves and their infants became more controversial in May, when three top U.S. health officials – Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.…
Whether or not those who are pregnant should take a COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and their infants became more controversial in May, when three top U.S. health officials—Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…