Vaccine News
Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know
The polio vaccine is the safest and most effective way to prevent polio, a dangerous and contagious viral infection that…
How Effective Is the Flu Shot This Year? The Latest Data Shows…
Every fall and winter, medical professionals preach the same message: Get your flu shot. While getting the flu shot always makes…
The Real Benefits of Annual Covid-19 Booster Shots
Peter Hotez has made every effort to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccines, starting with the initial two doses and…
What doctors wish patients knew about family immunizations
Immunizations have prevented countless cases of disease and disability, and they save millions of lives each year. Yet there are…
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…