Amid this backdrop, 1954 saw the launch of an ambitious, first-of-its-kind trial: the Salk vaccine was tested on over 1.6 million schoolchildren. Dubbed “Polio Pioneers,” the children were enrolled en ...

While polio often struck children, older people were not immune. The disease consigned former President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

Ubale, shortly after the kick-off immunization campaign in Bunkure, rushed home and brought forward his two-year old daughter ...

Recent media reports have highlighted a shortage of polio vaccines in Kenya, caused by several factors, including delayed disbursement of global funds earmarked for health programmes and the ...

Doctors and scientists worry Alberta's measles outbreaks could signal the start of a new era when other dangerous infectious ...

KARACHI - Health officials have raised concern as thousands of parents in Karachi continue to refuse polio vaccination for ...

The Catholic Church's first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7. That's according to Pope Leo XIV, ...

The reluctance to get childhood immunizations comes amid a tumultuous period in Washington surrounding vaccine approvals.

The reluctance to get childhood immunizations comes amid a tumultuous period in Washington surrounding vaccine approvals.

Despite its 247 pages and more than 400 references, Vaccine Nation is anything but dry. MacIntyre is a natural storyteller.

During a recent luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, the Rotary Club of Coral Gables presented its Annual Martin Hughes Citizen of the Year Awards, one for an individual and another for a ...