Health officials nationwide are urging parents and guardians to make sure their summer plans include an appointment to get back-to-school immunizations for their children. Many states have laws barring students...
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a serious lung infection that is preventable with the DTaP pertussis vaccine for children, or the Tdap pertussis booster shot for teenagers and adults. What is...
The most common side effects of tetanus (lockjaw) vaccines are mild injection-site reactions, but there are also rare reports of severe neurological disorders, seizures, encephalitis, and more. What are tetanus...
Researchers have announced promising results of a phase 1 clinical trial of a painless needle-free flu vaccine patch vs. a normal flu shot. The patch is around the size of...
Tetanus (lockjaw) is a disease that is preventable with the DTaP tetanus vaccine for children, Tdap tetanus vaccine for teenagers and adults, and Td tetanus booster shots for adults every...
Two pneumococcal vaccines are recommended for adults over 65 to prevent pneumonia: PCV13 (Prevnar13®) contains aluminum as an adjuvant, while PPSV23 (Pneumovax23®) does not. Adjuvants like aluminum are added to...
Shingles and chickenpox are severe side effects of the shingles vaccine. The live virus in the vaccine Zostavax® can potentially cause deadly infections or spread to other people from a...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the immunization schedule for routine vaccination against 16 diseases in infants, children, teenagers, and adults. The schedule is a guide to...
The flu vaccine was not effective in protecting adults over 65 years old against the flu (influenza) in the winter of 2016, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the...
Zostavax is a shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine made by Merck & Co. that is recommended for adults over 60 years old. It reduces the risk of skin rash from shingles...