Vaccines boost the immune system's ability to fight off diseases. Vaccines undergo rigorous testing to ensure safety and effectiveness. Widespread vaccination contributes to herd immunity, protecting ...

Herd immunity occurs when enough people become immune to a disease, either through vaccination or previous infection. This can reduce the likelihood of it spreading and increase protection for ...

Vaccines are an important part of modern medicine, helping to build up a person's immunity and protect them from illness, while also protecting the people around them.

Vaccines work, actually. But that’s not all. Depending on the specific vaccine we’re talking about, that jab might also prevent cancer, heal herpes lesions, help you keep most of your marbles, prevent ...

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K. That’s why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this ...

UVA Health researchers are advancing a technology that may allow new vaccines to be designed, tested and distributed in weeks ...

Experts in vaccines and vaccination—including pediatricians—work together throughout the year to update the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger. The ...

Prior seasonal influenza virus immunity did not impair antibody responses or protection conferred by the intranasal H5N1 vaccine.

Delaying or missing childhood vaccines can leave children exposed to serious, preventable diseases. Dr Sandeep R, Consultant ...

All of these vaccines are still safe and they’re still effective,” said Mark Goedecker, WellSpan’s associate chief medical ...