By Teddy Cambosa A measles outbreak may soon hit several African countries as vaccination efforts to combat it have recently stalled, new report from the World Health Organization shows. Statistics from...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a joint World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report Friday, the number of measles cases climb to a global total of 869,770, the highest...

Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have found a practical way to induce a strong and broad immunity to the dengue...

Officials with the Philippines Department of Education are looking into a ‘no vaccination, no enrollment’ policy as the country is currently experiencing a large measles epidemic. Education...

Vaccinating laboratory mice with Streptococcus mitis bacteria prevents their virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae from infecting the mice. The research suggests that vaccination of humans with...

Mike Coston is the Owner/Editor of Avian Flu Diary The effectiveness of the flu jab can vary widely from one person to the next, and over the years we’ve seen a number of theories as to why this...

During World Immunization Week 2016, held 24-30 April, WHO highlights recent gains in immunization coverage, and outlines further steps countries can take to “Close the Immunization Gap” and meet global...

Addressing the re-emergence of vaccine preventable diseases in the United States requires states to move toward barring non-medical exemptions to immunization mandates, according to new policy adopted...

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2014 – Twenty years ago, the immunization landscape was starkly different from what it is now. More than 100,000 cases of poliomyelitis and 1.2 million cases...