October 28, 2015 Pakistan arrests parents for refusing children's polio vaccinations Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against polio, officials said Tuesday, as community opposition and Taliban threats block efforts to eradicate the crippling disease in one of its last strongholds.
October 28, 2015 Prevnar vaccine reduced serious infections in elderly, study says A huge study of Pfizer's blockbuster vaccine against pneumonia and other bacterial infections in adults 65 and older found it protected most of them against dangerous infections in the bloodstream and other sterile body areas.
October 28, 2015 4 new polio cases detected in Pakistan, official says A health official in Pakistan says four new polio cases have been detected in the country, bringing the number of children affected by the crippling disease this year to 276.
October 28, 2015 New vaccine protects kids against hand, foot and mouth disease Chinese scientists have developed the first vaccine to protect children against a virus called enterovirus 71, or EV71, that causes the common and sometimes deadly hand, foot and mouth disease.
October 28, 2015 New avian flu viruses send US scientists scrambling Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans.
October 28, 2015 9M US kids at risk for measles About 9 million U.S. children are susceptible to measles, either because they haven't received the vaccine against the viral disease or because they aren't up to date with their shots, a new study shows.
October 28, 2015 Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign.
October 28, 2015 Rhode Island health officials say they won’t change HPV vaccine mandate State health officials say there are no plans to change a new requirement that middle school students in Rhode Island get the HPV vaccine even though some parents, and now some lawmakers, have expressed concerns.
October 28, 2015 WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine in Guinea The World Health Organization will start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea on Saturday to see how effective it might be in preventing future outbreaks of the deadly virus.
October 28, 2015 Nigeria revels in removal from list of polio-endemic nations Nigeria on Saturday celebrated the announcement by the U.N. health agency that polio is no longer endemic in the West African country.
