October 24, 2015 Measles outbreak casts spotlight on anti-vaccine movement A major measles outbreak traced to Disneyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children.
October 24, 2015 New York to require schoolkids receive meningitis vaccine The state Legislature has voted to add meningitis to the list of illnesses requiring immunizations for public-and private-school students.
October 24, 2015 Princeton to offer unlicensed meningitis B vaccine to 6,000 students A meningitis vaccine not yet licensed for use in the U.S. will be made available to nearly 6,000 students starting Dec. 9 at Princeton University, which had previously said it was considering the move.
October 24, 2015 Ebola vaccine trial paused after 4 patients complain of joint pains A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck and NewLink has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure after four patients complained of joint pains, the University of Geneva Hospital said on Thursday.
October 24, 2015 CDC estimates beneficial impact of flu vaccination As influenza activity picks up in some parts of the United States, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that vaccinations reduced flu-related illness, doctor visits and hospitalizations by 17 percent last year.
October 24, 2015 Spike in US measles cases shows disease still a threat, officials say The number of reported cases of measles in the United States this year is nearly three times the annual average, federal health officials said on Thursday, highlighting the continued threat of the disease 50 years after development of a vaccine.
October 23, 2015 Unvaccinated students may be asked to stay home amid Ohio mumps outbreak Unvaccinated students in Ohio could be asked to stay home from school as the state recovers from an outbreak of the mumps, health officials told ABC News.
October 23, 2015 Whooping cough outbreaks traced to change in vaccine The recent outbreaks of whooping cough in the United States may be due, in part, to a change made two decades ago to vaccine ingredients, a new study finds.
October 23, 2015 Measles can be a lesser-known risk for travelers Measles is still a risk for travelers, regardless of destination, and vaccination remains the best way to prevent it, according to travel health experts.
October 23, 2015 New HPV vaccine strengthens cancer protection The drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. has received approval for an updated version of its Gardasil vaccine that protects against an additional five strains of the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer.
