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Scientists know that vaccines engineered to protect the public from influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies can be less effective in obese adults than in the general population, leaving them more vulnerable to infection and illness.

A handful of studies on COVID-19 survivors suggest that antibodies begin to disappear within months. Dr. Anthony Fauci, said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that researchers will overcome such obstacles.

Ten years of vaccinating against human papillomavirus (HPV) has cut infections from this cancer-causing virus by 64 percent among teen girls, U.S. health officials report. ...

The start of flu season is just around the corner and U.S. health officials are urging everyone aged 6 months and older to get their ...

Researchers report they are closer to finding a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common illness that few recognize by name but one that’s ...

(HealthDay News) — Is measles really back? That’s the question vexing everyone from pediatricians to policymakers to parents as the outbreak of the dangerous childhood ...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has inserted himself into a vaccination conversation on the heels of the measles outbreak that began last month at Disneyland ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The 2015 recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedules have been approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter Part two of a two-part series TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A nationwide trial of an experimental vaccine using ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter Part one of a two-part series MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Most American parents today can’t fathom the horror ...