An all-encompassing guide to understanding vaccines. Vaccines aren't just for kids; adults also need them to guard against serious diseases. Discover the essential vaccine schedule to stay healthy.

RNA vaccines are composed of the nucleic acid RNA, which encode antigen genes of an infectious agent. When administered to host cells, the RNA is translated into protein antigens that elicit ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis ...

Information and resources for understanding human papillomavirus. If you have HPV, you might never know it. It’s so common that the CDC estimates that almost 80 million people in the U.S. have it.

Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic ...

CHANGSHA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Doses of imported nine-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine were administered to male recipients in central China's Hunan Province on Tuesday. The National Medical ...

There’s an HPV test for the cervix, but not for other genital areas. Because HPV is common and often goes away on its own, it’s not always necessary to test for it. For more accurate abortion options, ...

Anybody who has oral, anal, or vaginal sex, or genital skin-to-skin contact with another person can get STDs — in fact, most sexually active people get one at some point in their life. STDs don’t ...

Many young people have written to the ABC with a similar story: they feel like they did everything "right" but will never achieve what previous generations did. It's a story that defined the past ...