Kansas City’s vaccination rates are below herd immunity, raising concerns as measles outbreaks expand in Kansas and the U.S., officials say.

Two new measles cases have been tied to an infection initially reported April 9 in a Montcalm County resident who traveled out of state.

At its first meeting under the new administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on recommendations for several ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside panel of vaccine experts this week discussed narrowing ...

To create the experimental bird flu vaccine, the researchers added what’s called a histidine tag, or his-tag, to both the H5 and N1. His-tags are short strings of amino acids that have a natural ...

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

The good news is that most cases of whooping cough are preventable with DTaP vaccines in childhood and Tdap shots at age 11 ...

An independent vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met to discuss and vote on ...

We know that parents trust not only nurses, but especially school nurses," said Kate King, a school nurse in Columbus, Ohio.

Find out why delaying immunizations is risky for babies and young children, and whether a delayed vaccine schedule ever makes ...

This week, the CDC’s government-chartered advisory body is meeting to consider a new round of immunization recommendations ...