Seven children at a nursery in Stoke-on-Trent have caught measles. But other parts of the UK are at risk too.
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Many children have missed a measles vaccine dose since the start of the COVID pandemic.
The latest report from the WHO and Unicef found cases have increased nearly 80% worldwide.
Some of the omicron variant’s unique properties – such as its ability to spread rapidly while causing milder COVID-19 infections – could usher in a new phase of the pandemic.
Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it.
Vaccination campaigns like the ones that eventually eliminated polio and measles in the United States required decades of education and awareness in order to achieve herd immunity in the U.S. population.
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
America’s founders accepted the reality of human selfishness. But, they also said people were capable of thinking for the good of the whole, which is necessary for a free society.
For decades, US schools have been common sites for vaccine clinics to respond to outbreaks and provide catch-up immunizations. So why are they suddenly controversial?
The effects of Ontario’s compulsory school immunization show there are advantages and disadvantages of requiring vaccination.
Now that two COVID vaccines have been authorized by the FDA, questions arise. Today, a physician from Indiana University School of Medicine answers five reader questions.
These strategies for easing needle pain and fear make vaccinations and other injections easier for parents and children. They are simple and helpful for all ages, from infants to adults.
You no longer have to go to your GP to get your flu shot or catch up on vaccinations you missed earlier in life or have waning immunity to. But they’re unlikely to be free.
If you want to know where measles is a problem, look for countries with rising populist parties.
It’s not just measles you need to worry about.
One reason for the likes of the anti-vaxxers movement is a misplaced faith in Mother Nature.
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