Vaccinations News

Agartala, June 18 : To make the country polio-free, the central government has asked all the border states to step up thier vaccination efforts to cover all the children entering the country, a Tripura minister said Tuesday.

A nationwide outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen berries has sickened 118 people in eight states, sending 47 to the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

Measles-mumps-rubella booster vaccinations do not appear to worsen disease activity in children with juvenile arthritis, according to a new Dutch study.

A study has confirmed that a rabies vaccine can provide long-term immunity for cats even if it does not contain an "adjuvant" designed to increase the shot's effectiveness, the Winn Feline Foundation announced late June 17. Using a "non-adjuvanted" shot, researchers vaccinated cats at 12 weeks and gave them a booster vaccination a year later.

Dr. Paul Offit doesn't like getting threats. But the 62-year-old pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia says it goes with the territory when taking on powerful industries and interest groups whose beliefs are deeply rooted in emotion.

WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 -- The rotavirus is a highly infectious pathogen that strikes vulnerable young children, afflicting most with severe diarrhoea, vomiting and fever.

In this Monday, April 23, 2013 photo pediatrician Fyodor Lapiy examines a child before administering him a combined vaccine against diphtheria, whopping cough and tetanus in Children's Hospital No.

Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise in the U.S., recently reaching their highest level in 50 years.

While meningitis has reached an all-time low in the United States, an op-ed in this week's Annals of Internal Medicine highlights cases of a deadly meningitis strain among men who have sex with men.

Rates of whooping cough in the United States are at their highest level in decades, yet most adults don't know whether they are adequately protected against the disease, results from a new poll suggest.

GMHC Board Members Dr. Demetre Daskalakis and Dr. Frank Spinelli give meningitis vaccinations across the city "Diseases do not discriminate," resident HIV expert Dr. Demetre Daskalakis said in a recent interview with EDGE.

The Director of Mott's Children's Hospital talks with Local 4 about the rising concern of whopping cough and what can be done about it.

Indonesian vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma has urged Organization of Islamic Cooperation member countries to strengthen cooperation in vaccine research to make them self-reliance in vaccine industry.

The Daily News Pet of the Week is Gideon, a 9-year-old shar-pei mix at the Pennsylvania SPCA.

Lola is a terrier mix, between 2 and 3 years old. She is playful and loves roughhousing with other dogs.

The Morristown Board of Adjustment will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.

People outside the alternative health community are often confused by the lack of autism in the Amish people.

Stephenie was brought to Hilton Head Humane Association and was adopted, but her owner passed away.

Novant Health, the Winston-Salem-based system that owns four hospitals in Charlotte, Matthews and Huntersville, recently announced that all employees, physicians, volunteers and vendors must get vaccinated against the seasonal influenza unless they get an exemption for medical or religious reasons.

Worcestershire County Council 's public health consultant announced earlier this week that the tablet form of the vaccine has recently become "unavailable".