Vaccine Nation is a warning about the acceleration of the anti-vaccination movement during the pandemic and worrying declines ...

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UNICEF has said vaccines have saved 154 million lives globally, six lives every minute for 50 years The United Nations ...

In a nutshell At current vaccination rates, measles could become endemic in the US again within 21 years, with researchers ...

Childhood vaccination rates have been falling in the United States, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, draws a powerful comparison between the fight to eradicate polio and the ongoing climate crisis. He highlights how decades of global ...

The REAL ID law will take effect next month, with new requirements to fly domestically or enter federal buildings, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles is extending hours at 18 offices ...

With the elevated risk of contracting measles, some people are now wondering if their vaccines are working to protect them from this contagious virus -- or if they need another vaccination on top ...

On April 12, 1955, researchers announced the first polio vaccine, which was instantly approved. Before vaccines were available, polio caused 15,000 cases of paralysis in the US each year.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective following nearly a year ...

Blakeslee, the agency’s science writer, outlined how researchers at Johns Hopkins and Yale universities discovered that polio “strikes first in our blood instead of our nerves” and that “there is a ...