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Many forget childhood deaths, disabilities from diseases before widespread vaccination. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often became disabled or lost their lives to whooping cough, ...
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
As new variant spreads, what's the latest COVID-19 vaccine guidance? It's complicated.
NB.1.8.1 is one of the latest variants of COVID-19, a "slightly upgraded version" of the LP.8.1 variant that is prominent ...
RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots
At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases
Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, ...
Trump administration restores funds for HIV prevention following outcry
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health received notice from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing
CDC nominee Susan Monarez says she values vaccines and rigorous scientific evidence but has largely sidestepped questions ...
Childhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
Vaccines have prevented the deaths of about 154 million children around the world over the past 50 years, a new study shows, ...
WATCH: CDC vaccine panel holds meeting after RFK Jr. ousts and replaces expert former members
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers alarmed pediatricians Wednesday by announcing inquiries ...
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What is a heat advisory and excessive heat warning? NWS heat alerts explained
Just this week, nearly 160 million citizens were under some kind of heat alert Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the government agency that keeps track of heat-related deaths ...
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Yakima health board discusses pros and cons of fluoride in water
Health board members learned more about community water fluoridation in Yakima County, where eight of 18 major municipal ...