Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea after two weeks with no new confirmed cases of the disease…
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Sufficient vaccine coming to block polio outbreak, Ukraine says
One day after the World Health Organization confirmed two cases of polio in Ukrainian children, the country’s health minister says…
Read MoreIllinois parents refusing vaccines for kids need doctor’s signature
Parents in Illinois citing religious objections in refusing to have their children immunized will have to get a doctor’s signature…
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California vaccine bill would prevent new outbreaks, experts say
If California’s strict school vaccine bill becomes law, experts believe it could help prevent another outbreak like the one that…
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US developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet
The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed…
Read MoreDisneyland measles outbreak isn’t largest in recent memory
The largest U.S. measles outbreak in recent history isn’t the one that started in December at Disneyland. It happened months…
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Vaccine opposition has ebbed and flowed over centuries
They’re considered one of mankind’s greatest medical achievements, yet people have balked at vaccines almost since the time of the…
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California warns against intentional measles exposures
California health officials on Monday warned parents against intentionally exposing their children to measles, which could worsen an outbreak in…
Read More12 myths and facts about vaccines
When it comes to the history of vaccines, it’s been a long, bumpy ride. Once hailed as lifesaving wonders of…
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis at crisis levels, warns WHO
Multi drug-resistant tuberculosis remains at crisis levels, with about 480,000 new cases this year, and various forms of the lung…
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