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Many vaccines can cross-protect patients against multiple pathogens

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews While the world has celebrated the arrival of highly effective vaccines against COVID-19, new work by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Oxford...

Researchers say 25% of American infants not getting common childhood vaccinations

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More than a quarter of American infants in 2018 had not received common childhood vaccines that protect them from illnesses such as polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chicken pox, new research from the...

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Influenza: Investigational intranasal vaccine deemed safe and elicits strong immune response: Phase 1 study

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An experimental single-dose, intranasal influenza vaccine was safe and produced a durable immune response when tested in a Phase 1 study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The investigational...

Rutgers Pediatricians Sound Alarm on Decreased Flu Vaccinations, Immunizations for Children

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A recent health survey reveals that only two-thirds of parents say they’ll vaccinate their children against the flu this year, raising concerns among pediatricians as the flu season begins, some...

The rise of measles in the US: Dr. Bernhard Wiedermann on C-SPAN

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Dr. Bernhard Wiedermann with the George Washington University School of Medicine was on C-SPAN Saturday morning to discuss measles and the outbreak and take questions from the viewing audience. How contagious...

Staying Healthy Abroad with Dr Christopher Sanford

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Knowing how to prepare for overseas travel becomes more important day-by-day–what vaccines do you need and how to avoid mosquito borne illness are just two critical components to safe travel. My...

Pennsylvania officials urge parents to vaccinate children

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The administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is urging parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated for protection against life-threatening diseases this National Immunization Awareness...

Measles vaccine: Study shows all-cause mortality is significantly lower when it’s a child’s most recent immunization

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In the largest study to date on children in a low/middle income country, new research in Ghana finds that the timing of a measles vaccine in an overall vaccination schedule can have a profound impact on...

Measles: 400 kids die daily from vaccine preventable disease

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Despite a 79% worldwide decrease in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015, nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, leading health organizations said in a report released today. “Making...

Proven Ways to Increase Vaccination Rates in Children

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Vaccines have been recognized as reliable and cost efficient ways to prevent some the most debilitating diseases in the US – Measles, Pertussis, Diphtheria, Polio and Mumps.  Decades ago, these illnesses...