Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children. A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found that Colorado has an 88% herd ...

In this photo illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy. (Photo by Illustration Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Colorado measles ...

A drop in precancerous growths in women who hadn’t received the jab suggests the existence of a ‘herd effect’ against the ...

We answer questions about measles, like how contagious it is, if you can still catch if you’re vaccinated and at what point is herd immunity achieved.

Vaccination rates for kindergartners in three Western Massachusetts counties have dropped below what is necessary to secure herd immunity against measles, according to data released last week by the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s Department of Health is meeting in Panama City Beach on Friday to discuss potential changes to the state’s vaccine requirements, a proposal that could significantly alter which ...

Students attending Dallas-area schools are less likely to be vaccinated against measles than they were five years ago, posing a risk to herd immunity amid increased outbreaks of the disease, an ...

Public health researchers define vaccine hesitancy as a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccination services. A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center ...

Before the pandemic, roughly half of counties had kindergarten vaccination rates high enough to prevent measles outbreaks. After the pandemic, many counties increased their vaccination rates, reaching ...

Once about clean living, “crunchy mom” culture is now fueling vaccine skepticism and political support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement.

Federal health officials announced an unprecedented shift in the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of shots the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends for ...

School-based immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) could also offer protection against the development of pre-cancerous cells in unvaccinated women through herd immunity, according to a ...