It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

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Despite a significant increase in injections, today's vaccines expose children to a fraction of the immune-stimulating ...

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There was no vaccine against rubella back then, and Janith contracted the viral illness very early in the pregnancy, when she had up to a 90% chance of giving birth to a baby with the syndrome.

No, vaccines don't overload a baby's immune system. Some parents worry the number of shots given to infants and toddlers will overwhelm their little bodies, Schaffner said.

If you're pregnant, the Tdap vaccine can protect you and your baby from whooping cough. It's also important to consider the friends and family members in your household.

A vehicle drives past a sign outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee said it will study the childhood immunization schedule in the first meeting featuring HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s hand-selected members.

Vaccine skepticism has long worn down vaccination rates but COVID surely accelerated it. Since 2018, requests for a state vaccine exemptions rose from 45,900 to more than 93,000 in 2024 .

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