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Maternal flu and Tdap shots may lower rates of infant hospitalization, ED visits
Maternal influenza and tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccinations are associated with a lower risk for influenza- and pertussis-related hospitalization or emergency... Read more -
NC public health officials urge vaccination as measles cases, flu deaths rise
With multiple measles cases reported in North Carolina, rising flu deaths and shifting federal recommendations, state health officials stressed the... Read more -
Minnesota backs full pediatric vaccine schedule, breaking with CDC
Minnesota is continuing to urge shots that protect children against 17 infectious diseases, despite a federal recommendation last week that... Read more -
Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women strengthens babies' immune systems, international study shows
International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies... Read more -
RFK Jr. is upending US vaccine policy: Expert says child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result
Sweeping changes to the United States' childhood vaccine schedule announced on Jan. 5 by federal officials will decrease the number... Read more -
Missing first MMR shot most significant predictor of nonvaccination by age 2 years
Late administration of the 2- and 4-month measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines is the strongest factor associated with no... Read more -
'Very high' levels of flu reported in Florida: What to know
South Florida doctors are seeing more people with cough, fever and other flu-like symptoms as a rapidly spreading influenza strain... Read more -
Reductions in federally recommended childhood vaccines put Minnesota health officials in a bind
On Jan. 5, federal health care officials cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child, reaffirming the need to... Read more -
Illinois moves to 'very high' flu levels, as federal government decides to no longer recommend flu vaccine for kids
Illinois is now at "very high" levels for flu activity—a designation that coincides with the federal government's decision to no... Read more -
MMRV: What families need to know about the UK's new chickenpox vaccine
The UK has added chickenpox to the routine childhood vaccination schedule for the first time, using a combined MMRV jab... Read more -
CDC urges 'shared decision-making' on some childhood vaccines; many unclear about what that means
On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dramatically reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccinations from... Read more -
Infants receiving nirsevimab fare better against RSV compared to those with maternal vaccination
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. For most healthy adults and... Read more -
Massachusetts reports three pediatric flu deaths: 'Devastating losses'
Three kids in the Bay State have died from the flu in recent weeks as influenza cases spike, according to... Read more -
Here's what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations
U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who say they... Read more -
US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child—a move that... Read more
