Childhood vaccinations, immunization schedules and vaccine safety, helping parents understand recommended vaccines and make informed decisions for their children.
Severe immune suppression, serious illness and a previous allergic reaction can affect when a child should receive the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, while mild colds and egg allergies are usually not reasons to delay it. Health workers say the…
Doctors are being urged to act swiftly after a surge in Pennsylvania measles infections exposed pregnant patients and newborns to risks rarely seen since widespread MMR vaccination. Pennsylvania’s health department has issued new guidance for doctors after the state saw…
A modelling study suggests that replacing universal birth-dose hepatitis B vaccination in the US with delayed or shared decision-making policies could leave millions of children vulnerable and increase chronic infections. A modelling study published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests…
The CDC now says parents and clinicians can decide whether babies born to mothers who test negative for hepatitis B should receive the vaccine at birth, while immediate vaccination remains recommended when infection is confirmed or status is unknown. Hepatitis…
The health secretary now blames missed routine immunisations for rising measles cases, despite years of campaigning against the MMR vaccine and questioning its safety. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years as one of the most visible critics of childhood…
CDC researchers report several Philippine children developing the incurable neurological disease just a few years after measles infection, raising concerns about a wider post-outbreak wave. A rare and usually fatal measles complication has appeared in several Philippine children only a…
Nearly three in ten Guangzhou parents are hesitant about the voluntary, self-paid vaccine, as infections caused by other enteroviruses make its benefits harder to understand. Parents in Guangzhou are increasingly questioning whether the EV-A71 vaccine is still worth giving their…
More than 214,000 suspected cases have been recorded since mid-March, exposing gaps in immunisation and access to care as an emergency vaccination campaign expands. Bangladesh’s health authorities say the country’s measles outbreak has now left 1,201 children dead since mid-March,…
Health workers will visit schools nationwide in October and December to vaccinate girls aged nine to 14 who have not yet received protection against HPV-related diseases. The Ghana Health Service is preparing two rounds of school-based HPV vaccination across the…
Egypt’s Health Ministry has urged parents to keep children up to date with two-dose measles vaccinations, warning that missed doses can leave immunity gaps despite the vaccine’s high overall protection rate. Egypt’s Health Ministry is urging parents to keep children…
Health teams will vaccinate children in 97 districts from 2 to 8 November as Pakistan confronts six wild polio cases this year and persistent resistance to immunisation. Pakistan will begin a week-long polio vaccination campaign on 2 November, with health…
A paediatric GP explains how the nasal spray and injected flu vaccines work differently, and why age, asthma and medical history can affect which one a child receives. As flu season approaches, many parents are familiar with the annual question…
