Tag: vaccine
Your child’s hepatitis B risk could jump sharply if vaccine timing changes go through
A new US model took a hard look at what happens when the newborn shot is pushed back or left up to parents.
How well does this year’s flu shot actually work? New study reveals the answer
A systematic review has pulled together the latest data, and how much protection you can expect depends more on your age and the outcome than you may think.
Congo’s deadliest Ebola is still spreading: A vaccine trial begins this month
For months, health teams have been forced to fight the outbreak without their most powerful tool.
Marburg kills about half the people it infects. Two vaccines are now being tested
The virus has been killing people since 1967, and researchers believe they are closer to a shot than ever.
The flue season is starting to take lives, vaccines are about to close
One strain is driving nearly every case this season, and the shot takes about two weeks to build full protection.
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has killed five, and 99 percent of patients were unvaccinated
The toll has moved beyond infants to adults, and the US thought it had put outbreaks like this behind it.