The most important thing for parents to know is that the order does not change which vaccines are available to children and is not based on any new data about vaccine safety.
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In an unprecedented move, health officials cut the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children from 17 to 11.
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
Federal officials are questioning the safety of the vaccine series children receive. Here’s the story of how the childhood vaccine schedule came about.
Most states require childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps, tetanus, rubella, chickenpox and whooping cough.
Recent cases of polio in PNG have concerned health authorities. Here’s what to know.
Researchers are using virus-like particles to develop a safer, cheaper polio vaccine to help eradicate the disease once and for all.
What behavioural science tells us about the likely success, or not, of health-related publicity stunts.
Many claims about the dangers of vaccines come from misrepresenting scientific research papers.
Herd immunity will protect people in those countries for now, but this is a concerning find.
The Taliban says the suspension is temporary and the result of security fears.
Polio vaccines have been a massive public health victory in the US. But purely celebratory messaging overlooks the ongoing threat if vaccination rates fall.
With poliovirus circulating in New York, health authorities worry that pockets of the county with low polio vaccination rates could give the virus a foothold.
Health officials say the new case of polio in New York state and the presence of poliovirus in the municipal wastewater suggests that hundreds more could already be infected with the disease.
Polio cases in the US, UK and Israel remind us that this could also happen in Australia. Here’s what we should watch out for.
The move follows recent detections of poliovirus in London’s wastewater.
The oral polio vaccine – which is no longer given in the US – relies on a live but weakened virus that can actually be passed from person to person.
Some of the omicron variant’s unique properties – such as its ability to spread rapidly while causing milder COVID-19 infections – could usher in a new phase of the pandemic.
History tells us the public will tolerate risk of harm from a vaccine if their fear of the disease exceeds their fear of the vaccine.
From Queen Elizabeth to Willie Nelson, celebrities have long used their platforms to promote public health information. Why do people trust celebrities for health advice more than the government?
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