Vaccine News
The Importance Of Vaccinating Every Child
67 million children missed out on critical vaccines in the past three years UNICEF renewed its commitment to ensure that every…
CDC advisory panel backs changes to Covid vaccination policy
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination policy informally endorsed a plan Wednesday…
Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the…
The Biden administration plans to spend more than $1 billion on a new program to offer free coronavirus shots to…
HPV can cause numerous kinds of cancer, yet many people don’t realize…
A majority of Americans are unaware that HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., can cause a…
How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?
Many people in the U.S. who are fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID have been waiting—eagerly in some cases—to receive…
COVID: $5 billion investment for new vaccines and treatments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is looking to the future of Covid-19 as the country enters a…
Bacterial meningitis is in Colorado’s headlines. Here’s what you should know about…
The death of an Eaglecrest High School teacher over the weekend from symptoms consistent with bacterial meningitis – which prompted the school…
Many Young Women Wouldn’t Get Flu, COVID Shots in Pregnancy, Poll Suggests
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite the proven safety and effectiveness of COVID and flu vaccines during pregnancy,…
The Alliance for HPV Free Colorado is encouraging parents to get their…
AURORA, Colo. (KRDO) – April is marking Oral Cancer Awareness Month and the Alliance for HPV Free Colorado is encouraging…
Half of meningococcal vaccination appointments delayed or canceled during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on recommended pediatric vaccination rates due to several factors such as lockdown regulations and…
Flu cases are ticking up, what you need to know about influenza…
As fears of a “tripledemic” die down, health officials say they are seeing an uptick of a particular strain of…
New COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Wants Unvaccinated Children In Colorado To Join
Moderna is developing a new vaccine for young children amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers at the University of Colorado…
A new approach to a Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise
Scientists in Germany say they’ve been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in…
Medical misinformation is making it harder to treat patients
Almost three in four physicians said medical misinformation hindered their ability to treat COVID-19 patients and hurt outcomes. The Morning…
Colorado doctors, advocates tackle “pervasive” health misinformation head-on
Before the pandemic, the conventional wisdom in public health was that trying to engage with misinformation was like throwing water…