Today, relatively few Americans grasp the seriousness of polio, measles and tetanus, thanks to the success of routine ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A potent new 1955-model Salk polio vaccine began rolling tonight to doctors’ offices to end polio’s long reign of terror. The vaccine was ...
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said ...
Venezuela’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school ...
Post-Dispatch file photo Dr. Jonas Salk, who led the research team that developed the polio vaccine, in his laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh in April 1955, shortly before approval for ...
The polio vaccine, first offered in 1955, and the MMR shot, which treats the highly infectious measles, mumps, and rubella viruses, are two very crucial vaccines both in the US and internationally.
U.S. national interest requires commitment to the polio eradication endgame through sustained bipartisan support and ...
Peel Public Health’s acting medical officer is warning the regional government that a huge backlog in school immunizations is ...
Reading a recent tribute to the life of Paul Alexander brought back horrible memories for me. Paul Alexander was only six years of age when he developed polio. The result? He spent the rest of his ...
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit issued second notices on Monday to parents to get their child's ...
MANILA - The Philippines is experiencing measles outbreaks in the southern region, pertussis outbreaks in parts of Luzon and Visayas in the central region, and nearly 70 percent of the country's ...
Global immunisation efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said ...