By 2025, more than 13 billion doses of the vaccine are estimated to have been administered globally, saving untold millions of lives and suffering.

Spartanburg, where the measles outbreak is concentrated, has among the lowest rates of student vaccination in South Carolina ...

Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 as international ​aid cuts ...

Despite a relatively slow start to the flu season, U.S. schools are preparing for an increase in absences and sick children as a new variant gains momentum. The flu vaccine for the ...

As measles cases continue to rise around the globe, the World Health Organization warns it's a signal that other disease ...

An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials said Monday. The infant and their mother were not vaccinated against ...

Diphtheria remains a threat, but effective management hinges on rapid access to both antibiotics and a critically scarce diphtheria antitoxin (DAT).

The resurgence of whooping cough has no single cause. Instead, several problems are occurring at once: falling vaccine ...

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