Although the annual flu vaccine is recommended for all children older than 6 months, about a third of parents say their child won’t receive one this year, according to a new U.S. [Read more]
According to a new survey conducted online by The Harris Poll, commissioned by CareDox and Families Fighting Flu, most Americans (85 percent) understand that otherwise healthy children can die from the flu, [Read more]
By Jacqueline K. Olive, Peter J. Hotez, Ashish Damania, Melissa S. Nolan Summary Points A social movement of public health vaccine opposition has been growing in the United States in recent years; [Read more]
In 2016, an estimated 90,000 people died from measles – an 84% drop from more than 550,000 deaths in 2000, according to the World Health Organization. From The Shadow Crusade to End [Read more]
Vaccine-preventable diseases among adults cost the U.S. economy $8.95 billion in 2015, and unvaccinated individuals are responsible for 80 percent, or $7.1 billion, of the tab, according to the most comprehensive analysis [Read more]
Lax state vaccination laws contribute to lower immunization rates and increased outbreaks of preventable diseases–like whooping cough and measles–according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Study authors David Bradford [Read more]
The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health asked parents in May how their views on vaccinations changed between 2014 and 2015 – during which two dozen [Read more]
In the past 12 months the European Union has reported 3,809 cases of measles, according the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) Measles and Rubella Monitoring report. The report also [Read more]
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), an organization of physicians, scientists, and other medical professionals dedicated to treating and preventing infectious diseases, issued a statement on Feb. 5 about the ongoing measles [Read more]
Toronto Public Health (TPH) announced today that it is investigating four lab-confirmed cases of measles, involving two children under 2 years of age and two adults from different families. No source case [Read more]
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