After a pandemic-era collapse in vaccination, Bangladesh is racing to protect children from measles, but lasting protection depends on reaching 95% coverage.
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Parents concerned about vaccine overload may not get the outcome they expect from Trump’s recent vaccine executive order.
Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
When state health departments, federal health agencies and medical societies diverge, how is an ordinary person supposed to know whom to trust?
Measles is making a comeback around the world. In places with low vaccination rates, a few cases can quickly become an epidemic.
Amid multiple disease outbreaks and intense political pressures, Director Erica Schwartz will need to defend scientific independence.
Trump’s latest executive order is set to lead to delayed vaccinations, falling coverage and a resurgence of diseases once brought under control.
When we are mis- or disinformed, it is difficult to act with autonomy. We may make decisions that do not align with our beliefs, even when we seem to be acting voluntarily.
The World Cup brought many visitors to Canada, which put public health authorities on alert for contagious illnesses. It’s crucial that Canada remain committed to infectious disease preparedness.
In a survey of more than 600 CDC workers, 99% said the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency have made it less able to protect the public’s health.
Respiratory diseases like measles and flu pose a much bigger threat to public health for the World Cup than does Ebola.
Diseases once thought confined to history are making a comeback in Australia. And vaccination is only part of the story.
In crowded events like the FIFA World Cup, a single imported measles case can spread rapidly due to visitors from areas with varying vaccination coverage.
As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.
The judge’s decision is a win for public health, but the back-and-forth on vaccine policy may undermine the public’s trust in science.
As a child, Catharine Coleborne’s mother spent a year in bed with polio. Stories like hers reveal why we can’t afford to go backwards on vaccination.
Easter holidays are around the corner. Here’s why it’s a good time to check if you’ve been vaccinated against measles if you’re about to head overseas.
Having an under five in your household increases your risk as an adult of having diarrhoea and vomiting.
Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.
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