Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a group are immune to a specific infection that it cannot spread easily from person to person. Vaccination programs have been successful in creating herd ...

This doesn’t mean vaccination is unnecessary; rather, it highlights how well the vaccine works in preventing HPV transmission ...

As flu season sets in, health experts are urging people to get vaccinated to reduce their risk of infection. The flu shot is ...

The fault is not yours alone. You were just a bit player in a larger misinformation media ecosystem that was devoted to ...

Here’s the Scoop: An NBC News investigation found childhood vaccine rates have dropped significantly. But does this matter if you or your child are vaccinated? NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita ...

As the Trump administration tries to upend vaccination practices, Allegheny County's top immunization official and a key advocacy group counter with research.

Chickenpox parties are a thing of the past but the virus is still circulating. Most illness is mild but some people can ...

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has ...

Even though Liam Dahlberg was vaccinated before his death earlier this year, he attended school in an Indiana county where ...

Aimee Pugh Bernard is affiliated with Immunize Colorado as a volunteer and unpaid board member. Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of ...

It was the best of interviews, it was the worst of interviews. At times I was born aloft on the wings of enlightenment, other ...

Maryland health officials launched a data dashboard on seasonal respiratory illnesses that features data on the once-novel ...