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May 22, 2017

Minnesota measles outbreak: Officials say Somali families 'targeted with misinformation'

Minnesota health officials said Monday that Somali families in the state had been "targeted with misinformation" about vaccines as the number of measles cases neared 50.

May 22, 2017

Some people who avoid gluten also avoid vaccines

A new study finds that many people with either celiac disease or a condition called non-celiac gluten sensitivity are wary of vaccines — a finding that doctors say is concerning.

April 11, 2017

Fox News Polls: Vaccines, ObamaCare, 2016 presidential race

April 4, 2017

Vaccinating pregnant moms protects newborns from whooping cough

Infants are much less likely to get whooping cough if their mothers are vaccinated against the potentially fatal respiratory infection during pregnancy, a large U.S. study finds.

March 30, 2017

HPV vaccination during pregnancy show no ill effects

New evidence from a Danish nationwide study suggests that Sanofi Pasteur's quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), marketed as Gardasil, is not dangerous in the unusual case when it is inadvertently given during early pregnancy.

March 15, 2017

Two-part Ebola vaccine offers long-lasting protection

The world should be far better prepared for the next Ebola outbreak, with further promising results on Tuesday showing the potential of a long-lasting vaccine against the deadly virus.

February 21, 2017

Mosquito saliva vaccine? NIH tests new way to fight illness

Wanted: 60 people willing to be bitten by mosquitoes to test a new kind of vaccine — one that acts against the bugs' saliva.

February 17, 2017

Flu vaccine is only moderately protective this year, CDC says

Seasons when H3N2 viruses dominate are typically harsh, and the vaccines against that strain are less effective. This year is no exception.

February 13, 2017

South Korea to import 4.8 million vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease

South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Monday it will import 4.8 million doses of foot-and-mouth vaccine by the end of this month in an effort to prevent further spread of the viral disease.

February 8, 2017

Dr. Manny: For my health and yours, go get a flu shot

After all of my years in medicine, there is still one story that never ceases to amaze me, and that is the sheer number of Americans willing to sacrifice their health over false suspicions and fears about vaccines.