Measles could be well positioned for a comeback in the United States in a very short period of time. If immunization rates ...

In the 1980s, vaccines exposed children to over 3,000 antigens (the part of the vaccine ... and epiglottitis. And this chart shows the number of cases per 100,000 people before and after the ...

Vaccines have, of course, saved untold millions of children from once common killers like measles, diphtheria and polio. (Let me say this again louder for those in the back row, especially if any ...

Public health experts urge people planning to visit areas with larger infectious disease outbreaks to check their vaccination status, which may require locating their childhood immunization records.

Doctors urge parents to keep regular well-child appointments for checkups and vaccinations. Falling behind on immunizations can leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases, which may lead ...