The CDC lowered the age for the pneumonia vaccination from 65 to 50 and recommended an extra COVID shot to some people.

Shots are pretty much the oldest health tech in the book, but vaccines remain an important tool to help people stay healthy ...

There are many different types of vaccines against cancer, such as the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which reduces the risk of cancer by protecting against HPV types that lead to cervical ...

“Boosters have generally been shown to have significant protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death, and ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — With viral outbreaks spreading more quickly, faster responses and quicker development of new vaccines has become crucial. However, production of the mRNA used in vaccines is ...

U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The recommendation was made by a scientific ...

Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may work better than shots in the arm ...

Comprehensive coverage of the hexavalent vaccine can protect against whooping cough and polio, averting disease resurgence, writes Esther Nakkazi.

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPSV). PPSVs contain purified sugars from the outside of the pneumococcus bacteria. There’s one type of PPSV, called PPSV23 (Pneumovax 23). The table below ...

Livia, a York-based former ballet dancer who worked at the Italian eatery Lucia's, was buzzing with anticipation for Parklife ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that people ages 65 and up and those with weakened immune ...

Biological engineers developed a computational approach to extracting useful information from large biological datasets. They showed they could unravel interactions that determine how the immune ...