A lack of vaccination against respiratory pathogens was commonly identified among US international travelers, indicating the need to improve vaccine uptake at pre-travel visits.

Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to know that there are steps you ...

Amid the growing importance of pneumococcal vaccination to prevent pneumonia during the change of seasons, confusion is ...

Healthcare providers may choose to increase the pace of polio vaccines for children traveling to a high-risk country. Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus are bacteria that cause pneumococcal ...

This is an important study that examines the impact of Streptococcus pneumoniae genetics on its in vitro growth kinetics, aiming to identify potential targets for vaccines and therapeutics ...

The MMR vaccine’s two dose-regimen is 97 percent effective against measles infection. But because the disease is highly contagious, 95 percent of a population needs to be vaccinated to achieve ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

In an attempt to strike a pitch-perfect tone with Generation X, Pfizer has recruited Elizabeth Banks as the face of a new awareness campaign for pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination. Toward the end ...

Officials recommend that children get their first dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age. Two doses of the vaccine are 97% effective against the measles virus.

Unfortunately, the best compliance with vaccines seems to depend on proximity to the illness. During the polio epidemic in the 1950’s parents saw thousands of children hospitalized and crippled ...

With recent reports indicating a rise in the seasonal influenza cases in the Delhi-NCR area, it is once again time to issue a cautionary note and make a renewed effort to push adult vaccination in ...

These vaccines include those for: COVID-19 the flu pneumococcal disease Tdap herpes zoster (shingles) If you have COPD, talk with a doctor about your current vaccinations. They can let you know ...