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Large Study Confirms Most mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Are Mild and…
A review of adverse events following vaccination against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines in the USA confirms that most side effects…
Bubbles, breathwork or bribery? If your kid has needle phobia, try these…
When comic artist and physician Grace Farris discovered that her young son had developed needle phobia, she knew she needed…
Israeli child diagnosed with polio in first case since 1988
Israeli health officials have identified the country’s first case of polio in decades, according to reports. An unvaccinated child, 4, from…
A Nigerian Doctor’s Fight for Equitable Access to Vaccines
Throughout the pandemic you have been critical about vaccine inequity, especially in Africa. How did it feel when the W.H.O….
The U.S. is about to approve a fourth COVID vaccine that could…
It might not be long until a fourth COVID vaccine is available in the U.S., and it’s a big deal….
Lessons from the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic
Look at the dates: 1890-1918; 1878-1918; 1896-1918; 1917-1918 … Every person buried on this snowy slope in Barre, Vt, died…
Experts say vaccine effectiveness for young children isn’t waning, despite some reports
Is Pfizer’s Covid vaccine less effective than previously believed in 5- to 11-year-olds? On Monday, a paper that suggested as much was posted on…
NIH needed help reaching communities of color about Covid-19, but grassroots groups…
From the very beginning of his presidency, Joe Biden has pledged to make sure communities hit hardest by Covid-19 will…
The long, strange history of anti-vaccination movements
As soon as the vaccine mandate went into effect, people began to rebel. Some saw it as government overreach —…
CO House Democrats Nix Unscientific ‘Natural Immunity’ Bill
In yet another blow to Republicans who have waged war against COVID-19-related safety measures, Colorado House Democrats have voted down…
When teens blow off pleas to get Covid-19 vaccines, the consequences can…
Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please get vaccinated against Covid-19.”I would send…
Ben Franklin’s Vaccine Lessons
Nearly 60 million American adults — or about one of out every four — remain unvaccinated against Covid-19. They have…
Previous decline in cervical cancer incidence begins to reverse in low-income U.S.…
The incidence of cervical cancer is starting to rise in low-income U.S. counties and has plateaued in high-income counties in…
Everything Parents Need to Know About the Polio Vaccine
Polio is a dinosaur of a disease, with suspected cases dating back to prehistoric Egypt. For a portion of the 20th century,…
The Pandemic Tanked Rates of Childhood Vaccination—for Everything
IN THE 14 months that Covid vaccines have been available, it has felt like they’ve dominated all conversations. What’s in…