Vaccines

Ebola Vaccine Could Start Testing In Africa By January

10:22am October 22, 2014

by Richard Harris

The World Health Organization says two vaccine candidates now undergoing small-scale tests of dosage and safety in people might be ready for broader deployment in Africa by early 2015.

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Health & Safety

32 Myths About The Flu Vaccine You Don't Need To Fear

8:14am October 13, 2014

by Tara Haelle

Vaccination isn't a perfect defense against flu. But vaccines remain the most reliable way to reduce the risk from an illness that causes thousands of deaths in the U.S. during a typical flu season.

Boys show off their four-legged friends at a rabies vaccination drive set up by the Serengeti Health Initiative in the Bariadi District of Tanzania.

Doggone It, The World Can Wipe Out Rabies

3:31pm September 30, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

Rabies kills tens of thousands of people each year. Now scientists are hoping to mount a final siege against the virus globally. The trick? Getting all of our four-legged friends in for a shot.

A sign in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's capital, warns residents that "the Ebola threat is real."

Denying Ebola Turns Out To Be A Very Human Response

7:03am September 27, 2014

by Hannah Bloch

There's a long tradition of denial, superstition and wishful thinking when it comes to health. Ebola is no exception. It's all too human to let fear interfere with facts.

Health & Safety

Hundreds Of Students Face Suspension Without TDAP Vaccine

5:41pm September 22, 2014

More than 860 students in the Piedmont are at risk of being kept out of school Wednesday if they don't get immunized.

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Helen Down holds her 14-month-old daughter, Amelia, for an MMR shot in Swansea, Wales, April 2013. The vaccination was in response to a measles outbreak.

Get The Measles, Get Ready To Be Out For Two Weeks

2:52pm September 09, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Many people think of measles as a mild childhood illness. But people who got the measles during outbreaks in the United Kingdom say they were so sick they missed two weeks of school or work.

Education

Sixth-Graders Need Tdap Booster Before Fall

5:00pm August 12, 2014

School is just two weeks away for most area students, and education officials want to make sure they arrive with up-to-date vaccinations.

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A school nurse prepares a vaccine against whooping cough before giving it to students at Mark Twain Middle School in Los Angeles.

How Public Health Advocates Are Trying To Reach Nonvaccinators

11:54am April 08, 2014

by NPR Staff

With new measles outbreaks in Southern California, New York and British Columbia, vaccinating — and not vaccinating — is still an area of great concern.

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A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds no link between the number of vaccinations a young child receives and the risk of developing autism spectrum disorders.

Number Of Early Childhood Vaccines Not Linked To Autism

4:33pm March 20, 2014

by Jon Hamilton

A government study of the medical records of 1,000 kids found no correlation between the number of vaccines a child received and his or her risk of autism spectrum disorder.

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Parents And Teens Aren't Up To Speed On HPV Risks, Doctors Say

2:17pm February 20, 2014

by Patti Neighmond

Only one third of teenage girls have gotten the recommended three shots of HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer. Doctors are trying to figure out what will get them in the door.

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