Childhood vaccinations, immunization schedules and vaccine safety, helping parents understand recommended vaccines and make informed decisions for their children.
A severe measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has shifted conversations within Amish communities, with traditional midwives advocating for wider vaccine access amid rising infections and deaths, challenging current legal barriers. Roberta Devers has spent nearly four decades moving between prenatal visits…
The United States faces a rising measles outbreak with over 3,400 cases recorded in 2026, driven by community transmission and declining vaccine coverage, prompting urgent public health response. The national measles tally in the United States has risen again, with…
A recent study reveals that childhood vaccination coverage in the European Union has fallen in many member states, raising fears of resurging preventable diseases amid pandemic-related disruptions. Childhood vaccination rates across the European Union have slipped in recent years, according…
Pakistan launches a comprehensive nationwide polio vaccination campaign amid significant progress this year, aiming to eradicate the virus by targeting high-risk regions with intense immunisation efforts and international support. Pakistan has launched a new nationwide polio vaccination drive as officials…
As Pennsylvania battles its largest measles outbreak in decades, a surge in vaccinations indicates increased parental concern despite ongoing challenges in immunisation coverage and rising fatalities. Measles vaccinations are rising sharply in Pennsylvania as the state battles its largest outbreak…
The diphtheria outbreak in Senegal has surged to over 76 confirmed cases across 24 districts, prompting urgent vaccination campaigns and warnings from health officials amid fears of wider circulation of the disease. Senegal’s diphtheria outbreak has worsened sharply, with health…
Pakistan’s National Task Force reviews ongoing polio eradication strategies as authorities launch a major vaccination drive targeting over 31 million children across high-risk districts, aiming to curb persistent virus transmission. Pakistan’s National Task Force for Polio Eradication has reviewed the…
Despite decades of improvement, childhood vaccination rates across the European Union have recently declined in multiple countries, risking outbreaks and undermining herd immunity amid uneven progress and pandemic-related setbacks. Childhood vaccination rates across the European Union have risen markedly over…
Pakistan reports a significant decrease in polio cases from 74 in 2024 to just four in 2026, with ongoing nationwide vaccination drives targeting high-risk districts to eliminate the virus entirely. Pakistan’s fight against polio has gathered pace, with official figures…
An independent team at the University of Minnesota is conducting a comprehensive review of evidence supporting meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccines in children and young adults, seeking to inform policy amidst ongoing legal and political debates and rising disease cases. An…
Pennsylvania’s health department confirms four measles-related deaths this year, highlighting the ongoing outbreak despite vaccination campaigns, as the US faces a complex picture with falling immunisation rates and discrepancies in national mortality data. Pennsylvania’s health department says the state has…
An outbreak of 40 measles cases in Maryland highlights vulnerabilities despite high immunisation rates, raising concerns over immunity gaps and the importance of timely vaccination as national cases surge to levels unseen since 1991. Maryland parents heading into the school…
