Vaccine News
ACIP immunization schedules issued for children, adults
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-approved immunization schedules for children and adolescents and for adults for 2025 have been published in the Jan….
Babies get a lot of vaccines before they turn 2. Is it…
No parent of a new baby likes to take their little one to get shots at the doctor’s office. Babies…
Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases
Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to…
Flu hospitalizations have doubled in Colorado since late December
Flu season is here and the number of hospitalizations from respiratory illnesses has nearly doubled since late December. “We took…
Would You Get Your Childhood Vaccines Again? This Woman Did
A Texas woman has described the life-threatening circumstances that led to her getting all of her childhood vaccinations again. There…
When Did We Stop Being Afraid of Polio?
“Some of the kids never stopped crying, not from pain, but from fear and loneliness.” These haunting words from Peg…
Winter illnesses return with a vengeance
The winter holiday rituals are behind us. It’s cold and snowy in many places. And, now, unfortunately, another annual tradition…
What Covid tried to teach us — and why it will matter…
Five years ago this week, STAT was interviewing nervous infectious disease scientists about a mysterious disease spreading in the central…
Hospitals along the Front Range see spike in flu hospitalizations after the…
It was a rough New Year celebration for Denver resident Justin Orr. He told Denver7 he started feeling sick on…
5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years…
Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the…
Experts Predict What Will Happen If Vaccine Programs And Mandates Go Away
Another week brings more health care proposals, as incoming President Donald Trump and his pick for the head of the Department of…
Why childhood vaccines are a public health success story
Later today, around 10 minutes after this email lands in your inbox, I’ll be holding my four-year-old daughter tight as…
Colorado dairy farms face calls to keep workers safe as bird flu…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to bird flu that’s spreading among the state’s dairy…
The HPV Vaccine Protects Against More Than Just Cervical Cancer, Experts Say
Only one-third of Americans know that human papillomavirus (HPV)—a common sexually transmitted infection—is linked to throat cancer, according to a new study.1…
Colorado flu vaccination rates for kids remain low as winter hits
Just 22% of children in Colorado have gotten their flu vaccine as the winter respiratory season ramps up, per new…