Despite a significant increase in injections, today's vaccines expose children to a fraction of the immune-stimulating ...

Global efforts to protect children against diseases like measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving ...

A new study points out success stories — and potential obstacles — to bringing vaccines to the world's children.

Your kid’s immune system says, “No prob, Dada!” Fact #4: “Natural immunity” carries risks. Vaccine skeptics claim “natural immunity” is better than vaccine immunity.

In the U.S. there are currently two pertussis vaccines in use, both of which also protect against diphtheria and tetanus: the DTaP vaccine is given to infants older than two months and young ...

Td: Tetanus and diphtheria Know if tetanus shot is just for kids or not. Image Courtesy: Shutterstock. Who needs the tetanus vaccine? Tetanus is rare, but the chances of getting it are higher if you ...

Oklahoma kids are more protected from whooping cough than they were in 2020, experts say. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year were ...

Pertussis (whooping cough) Like the tetanus shot — because they’re part of the same combination vaccine — the current recommendation for adults is to get a pertussis booster every 10 years.

Tdap protects children from tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough). Doctors usually give kids this vaccine when they're age 11-12 if they've already had the DTP/DTaP vaccination ...

ByMichael Irving December 12, 2024 / Tetanus vaccine delivered by skin cream instead of needle In the future, getting a vaccine could be as simple and painless as rubbing on some skin cream ...

Tetanus is a bacterial condition affecting the nervous system. Read this article to know what happens if you miss a tetanus shot after injury. Written by: Manali Momaya Updated at: Dec 02, 2024 18 ...

Vulnerable kids Coverage for MMR fell to 92.7 percent in 2023–2024, down from 93.1 percent in the previous school year. That means that about 280,000 (7.3 percent) kindergartners in the US are ...