October 27, 2015 At least 5 New Jersey children received incorrect vaccines, officials say At least five children received improper immunization shots from a clinic in New Jersey, revealed a state compliance audit of the Shots for Tots program released on Saturday. The statement comes from Salem County, which runs the clinic, according to NJ.com.
October 27, 2015 Rhode Island move to mandate HPV vaccine in schools faces criticism When Rhode Island seventh graders start school next month, the state's Department of Health will require they be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, over the protests of parent groups.
October 27, 2015 See doctor before heading to the World Cup, health officials advise Before heading to Brazil for this month’s World Cup or the 2016 Olympic Games, people should visit their doctors for appropriate preventive medicine, U.S. health officials say.
October 27, 2015 How peer pressure explains vaccination rates In a purely rational world, vaccination rates would vacillate constantly depending on how much people fear getting sick
October 27, 2015 Experimental MERS vaccine shows promise in animal studies Researchers in the United States trying to develop a vaccine against the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus say they have had early signs of success in animal experiments.
October 27, 2015 Family defects from anti-vaccination stance after 7 children contract whooping cough An Ottawa family who used an “alternative” vaccine schedule for some of their children, while others were unvaccinated, has changed their point of view after all seven of their children contracted whooping cough.
October 27, 2015 Novartis meningitis vaccine gets British boost The turnaround prospects for Novartis' loss-making vaccines division were given a boost on Friday as a key committee recommended including the Swiss drugmaker's meningitis B vaccine on Britain's routine vaccination program.
October 27, 2015 Top infectious disease specialist says Ebola vaccine not far away The nation's top infectious disease official says there's hope that a vaccine against Ebola will be available as early as next July.
October 27, 2015 Washington state panel mulls bill to trim vaccine exemptions Personal or philosophical opposition to vaccines would not be an authorized exemption for the parents of school-age children under a measure that received a public hearing before a House committee on Tuesday, drawing at least two dozen opponents to the proposed change.
October 27, 2015 More evidence HPV vaccine doesn't promote risky sex Young women who get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine don't see it as a license to have more sexual partners or forgo condoms, a new study confirms.
