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Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.
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A new poll shows most Ohio adults agree children should have the required vaccinations in order to enroll in public school. The Ohio Health issues poll…
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Another reason not to skip the measles vaccine: A measles infection may cause lasting harm to the immune system, research finds, making patients more vulnerable to other diseases.
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The World Health Organization is celebrating the eradication of another strain of the polio virus. Yet major challenges remain in the global effort to get rid of the disease.
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Health officials plan to oppose a bill in the Ohio House that would block employers from requiring workers to get vaccines. The son of former U.S Attorney…
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Prominent attorney Robert F. Kennedy Junior says vaccines are making children sick. The son of former U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and nephew of…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a "health crisis." The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.
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States are debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles…
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Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there's another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.
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A dengue vaccine put thousands of kids at risk for a deadly condition. Some scientists say the manufacturer and health officials did too little to warn parents in the Philippines.